The Six Horses of Zhaoling are six relief stone carvings from the tomb of Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. The six horses accompanied Taizong throughout his life. The six mounts were named after the Mandarin dialect of the Western Regions, namely Salu Zi, Shiva Chi, and Bai. When the Zhaoling Mausoleum was built, Emperor Taizong ordered that it be carved into stone to accompany it forever. He personally composed six poems and ordered the calligrapher Ouyang Xun to copy them and inscribe them on the stele of each horse. , the painter Yan Liben once drew a picture of Six Horses. This picture is the blueprint of the Six Horses of Zhaoling. The carving is completed in the form of a combination of round carvings and reliefs. It has the grandeur and grandeur of the Tang Dynasty and is exquisite.
The "Six Horses of Zhaoling" are six relief stone tablets in front of the tomb of Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. These six horses were originally Li Shimin's most beloved mounts during his lifetime. They made great achievements in his great cause of unifying China. Achieved great military exploits. In order to commemorate them, the owner ordered them to be carved into stones and erected as monuments. It is said that the great painter Yan Liben first drew the "Six Horses Circle" and then carved it based on this blueprint. At that time, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty personally composed six poems praising his style. , and ordered the great calligrapher Ouyang Xun to copy it and inscribe it on the stone tablet of Liujun. This is Mazan. But now, we can no longer find traces of Mazan, so the mystery of Mazan has arisen again. The mystery of Mazan has become an unsolved case. Fortunately, today we can still see the content of Mazan. If the mystery of Mazan makes us regret the "Six Horses of Zhaoling", then the bizarre smuggling The confusion became the biggest disaster for the "Six Horses of Zhaoling".
Sa Luzi and Quan Maojun are now hidden in the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. However, in 1918, American cultural looters came to steal the other four horses. On the way, they were chased by Xi'an government cavalry and intercepted in Tongguan. In order to facilitate transportation and hide the evidence, the looters smashed the stone sculptures into small pieces, which is the incomplete Six Horses of Zhaoling that we see today.
After the disaster, only four of the "Six Horses of Zhaoling" remained. Now, the Saluzi and Quanmaoji we see in the Forest of Steles Museum are replicas. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty had a special interest in the six horses. He had special feelings, so he gave each horse a beautiful name. So where did the naming of the six horses come from? Do their names imply the colors of the Six Horses? What is the answer to this?
To this day, Sa Luzi's carving skills still impress many people in the industry. The "Six Horses of Zhaoling" was praised by Mr. Lu Xun as "unprecedented". Any general history of Chinese art in the world cannot fail to mention them. In the eyes of sculptors, the "Six Horses of Zhaoling" is a classic of the early Tang Dynasty.
Saluzi, Quanmaojun, Baitiwu, Tellerpiu, Qingzhui, Shifachi, these names sound rather awkward to pronounce today, but they were very popular in the Tang Dynasty, surrounded by " There are still many unsolved mysteries about the "Six Horses of Zhaoling", but one thing is self-evident, that is, we are now calling for the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties. It is the powerful back of Xi'an, the thousand-year-old ancient capital, to decipher the "Six Horses of Zhaoling" The pace will never slacken, and the care for it will never stop