What are the murals in Qin and Han Dynasties?

The murals of the Qin Dynasty recorded in the literature are mostly unavailable now because of their long history. Murals were found in the site of Xianyang Palace No.3 in Qin Dynasty, covering the east and west walls of Xige Road. There are horses and chariots, ceremonies and ears of wheat. The horses and chariots in the relatively complete map of the east wall are almost identical to the bronze horses and chariots unearthed from the mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, which shows the realistic ability of painting in the Qin Dynasty.

The mural art of the Western Han Dynasty developed on the basis of inheriting the traditional style of the Qin Dynasty. The murals of Buqianqiu Tomb in the Western Han Dynasty in Luoyang were made in the period of Zhao Di and Xuan Di in the Western Han Dynasty (86-49 BC), and they are the earliest existing murals of Han tombs.

The content of murals in the Eastern Han Dynasty has been reduced from the "fairy world" to the "mortal world", reducing the theme of fairy tales and increasing the description of the owner's life and various real lives. It shows that the rulers of the Eastern Han Dynasty played down their obsession with fairy tales and returned to the reality of enjoying life and safeguarding vested interests.