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Delicate stone carvings found in Song Dynasty tombs (1/6)

2019-01-14 13:21:58 Ecns.cn Editor :Li Yan
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A close-up of a stone carving found at tomb from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) at Cili Village, Zheng\'an County, Southwest China\'s Guizhou Province. Experts from the Guizhou Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology found a large number of elaborate stone carvings of figures with human bodies and snake or mouse heads at two tombs dating back to the Song Dynasty. Other carvings feature animals and plants thought to be auspicious in Chinese culture. (Photo: China News Service/Min Kai)

A close-up of a stone carving found at tomb from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) at Cili Village, Zheng'an County, Southwest China's Guizhou Province. Experts from the Guizhou Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology found a large number of elaborate stone carvings of figures with human bodies and snake or mouse heads at two tombs dating back to the Song Dynasty. Other carvings feature animals and plants thought to be auspicious in Chinese culture. (Photo: China News Service/Min Kai)

A close-up of a stone carving found at tomb from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) at Cili Village, Zheng\'an County, Southwest China\'s Guizhou Province. Experts from the Guizhou Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology found a large number of elaborate stone carvings of figures with human bodies and snake or mouse heads at two tombs dating back to the Song Dynasty. Other carvings feature animals and plants thought to be auspicious in Chinese culture. (Photo: China News Service/Min Kai)

A close-up of a stone carving found at tomb from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) at Cili Village, Zheng'an County, Southwest China's Guizhou Province. Experts from the Guizhou Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology found a large number of elaborate stone carvings of figures with human bodies and snake or mouse heads at two tombs dating back to the Song Dynasty. Other carvings feature animals and plants thought to be auspicious in Chinese culture. (Photo: China News Service/Min Kai)

A view of a tomb from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) at Cili Village, Zheng\'an County, Southwest China\'s Guizhou Province. Experts from the Guizhou Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology found a large number of elaborate stone carvings of figures with human bodies and snake or mouse heads at two tombs dating back to the Song Dynasty. Other carvings feature animals and plants thought to be auspicious in Chinese culture. (Photo: China News Service/Min Kai)

A view of a tomb from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) at Cili Village, Zheng'an County, Southwest China's Guizhou Province. Experts from the Guizhou Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology found a large number of elaborate stone carvings of figures with human bodies and snake or mouse heads at two tombs dating back to the Song Dynasty. Other carvings feature animals and plants thought to be auspicious in Chinese culture. (Photo: China News Service/Min Kai)

A close-up of a stone carving found at tomb from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) at Cili Village, Zheng\'an County, Southwest China\'s Guizhou Province. Experts from the Guizhou Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology found a large number of elaborate stone carvings of figures with human bodies and snake or mouse heads at two tombs dating back to the Song Dynasty. Other carvings feature animals and plants thought to be auspicious in Chinese culture. (Photo: China News Service/Min Kai)

A close-up of a stone carving found at tomb from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) at Cili Village, Zheng'an County, Southwest China's Guizhou Province. Experts from the Guizhou Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology found a large number of elaborate stone carvings of figures with human bodies and snake or mouse heads at two tombs dating back to the Song Dynasty. Other carvings feature animals and plants thought to be auspicious in Chinese culture. (Photo: China News Service/Min Kai)

A close-up of a stone carving found at tomb from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) at Cili Village, Zheng\'an County, Southwest China\'s Guizhou Province. Experts from the Guizhou Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology found a large number of elaborate stone carvings of figures with human bodies and snake or mouse heads at two tombs dating back to the Song Dynasty. Other carvings feature animals and plants thought to be auspicious in Chinese culture. (Photo: China News Service/Min Kai)

A close-up of a stone carving found at tomb from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) at Cili Village, Zheng'an County, Southwest China's Guizhou Province. Experts from the Guizhou Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology found a large number of elaborate stone carvings of figures with human bodies and snake or mouse heads at two tombs dating back to the Song Dynasty. Other carvings feature animals and plants thought to be auspicious in Chinese culture. (Photo: China News Service/Min Kai)

A view of a tomb from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) at Cili Village, Zheng\'an County, Southwest China\'s Guizhou Province. Experts from the Guizhou Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology found a large number of elaborate stone carvings of figures with human bodies and snake or mouse heads at two tombs dating back to the Song Dynasty. Other carvings feature animals and plants thought to be auspicious in Chinese culture. (Photo: China News Service/Min Kai)

A view of a tomb from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) at Cili Village, Zheng'an County, Southwest China's Guizhou Province. Experts from the Guizhou Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology found a large number of elaborate stone carvings of figures with human bodies and snake or mouse heads at two tombs dating back to the Song Dynasty. Other carvings feature animals and plants thought to be auspicious in Chinese culture. (Photo: China News Service/Min Kai)

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