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English: The Dahuting Tomb (Chinese: 打虎亭汉墓, Pinyin: Dahuting Han mu; Wade-Giles: Tahut'ing Han mu) of the late Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD), located in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, was excavated in 1960-1961 and contains vault-arched burial chambers decorated with murals showing scenes of daily life.
For further information, see the Baidu article (in Chinese): 打虎亭汉墓.
Click here for more pictures and a step-by-step walkthrough of the tomb, from the outside, down a stairwell, and through the vaulted burial chambers.
Date Late 2nd, early 3rd century AD
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News.sina.com.cn
Zzldcn.cn, National Cultural Information Resources Sharing Project, Zhengzhou Branch
Bbs.photofans.cn
Synotrip.com, Henan Province

Tripadvisor.com
Author Ancient Chinese artists of the late Eastern Han period

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