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Another approach to the tombs is an avenue of stone men, all similarly carved in the garb of Warriors grasping the hilt of a sword with one hand, and a baton with the other.

When we consider that the Ming Dynasty reigned in China between the years 1368 to 1644, the freshness of some of these sculptured figures is surprising, exposed as they are to the full force of the weather.