Introduction to stone carvings: The stone carving art of Qiaoling is the best in the tombs of the Tang Dynasty. There are 50 stone carvings on the ground, including a pair of stone lions for each of the east, west, and south gates, each with a height of 2.83 meters. To the south of the south gate stone lions, counting from south to north: a pair of Huabiao, 8.3 meters high; a pair of unicorns, 3.5 meters high and 2.9 meters long; a pair of Luan birds, 2.2 meters high and 2 meters wide; five stone horses Yes, 2.1 meters high and 3.4 meters long; there are ten pairs of stone figures, 4.2-4.5 meters high. In addition, there is a pair of small residual stone figures to the north of the stone figures, which are rare in Tang tombs. The Luan bird is a semi-relief sculpture, and the rest are all round sculptures, which is very realistic.

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