Earliest landscape mural of Tang Dynasty unearthed

Updated: 2014-11-19 10:32

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Earliest landscape mural of Tang Dynasty unearthed

Figure paintings were found on the wall of an ancient tomb unearthed in Chang'an district of Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province. Archaeologists confirmed the grave belonged to Han Xiu, a senior official of Tang Dynasty, and his wife. A landscape mural found in the tomb was proved as the earliest one of Tang Dynasty. [Photo/China News Service]