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Dahuting Han Tombs 打虎亭汉墓Dǎhǔtíng Hànmù
National heritage site · Zhengzhou, Henan
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Zhengzhou
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Dahuting Han Tombs
Two large Eastern Han tombs under earth mounds at Dahuting village, Niudian town, west of Xinmi, attributed to Zhang Boya, a commandery governor, and his wife. The western tomb is lined with about 200 m² of carved stone reliefs and the eastern with about 100 m² of painted murals, and between them the scenes include banquets, acrobats, rent collection and a tofu workshop; the tombs are famous for how well they are preserved. Visitors can go down into the western tomb, while the eastern tomb is shown as a replica.
How to get to Dahuting Han Tombs
In Dahuting village, Niudian town, about 9 km west of Xinmi city and roughly 1.5 hours by road from Zhengzhou.
Nearby
- Shaolin Temple 少林寺 30 km
The cradle of Chan Buddhism and kung fu, at the foot of Mount Song - Henan Museum 河南博物院 50 km
Zhengzhou's treasure house of Central Plains bronzes, jades and Neolithic finds
Also within 20 km: Mi County Yamen 密县县衙 (under 10 km), Zhengzhou Xiangshan Scenic Area 郑州香山 (under 10 km), Red Stone Forest, Fuxi Mountain 红石林 (under 10 km), Fengquan Lake Scenic Area 凤泉湖 (10 km), Central Plains Western Henan Anti-Japanese War Memorial Park 中原豫西抗日纪念园 (10 km), Yuxi Palace 玉溪宫 (10 km).
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