The Mahao Cliff Tomb is situated in Maohaowan, one kilometer from the suburbs of Leshan City, Sichuan Province.
The cliff tomb of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) constitutes the tomb gate, tomb passageway and coffin chamber, which is 29.93 meters deep with the widest area measuring 10.9 meters and the highest, 2.8 meters.
There are abundant stone carvings in the tomb. The gate was carved with images of the upturned eaves and tiers of brackets. The gate lintel displays a pair of engraved goats and three relief sculptures of human figures. The upturned eaves on the left gate were engraved with a tiger. The sculpture lines are delicate and of different styles. On the chamber wall is a relief sculpture of outings with carts and horses, grazing horses, banquet parties and the story ofJing Ke Attempted to Assassinate Emperor Qinshihuang, etc. A Buddha was engraved on the pillar in the passageway -- one of the earliest Buddha sculptures in China.
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