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This book uses representative tomb murals from the Han Dynasty to the Song Dynasty as an entry point to interpret the vivid history behind the images. This is a history drawn with lines and colors. All kinds of characters, including royal relatives, wealthy ladies, border officials, visitors from foreign lands, farmers and herdsmen, are all the protagonists of this history. From the fairyland of gods to the pastoral songs of the manor, from the feast of feasts to the outings of brightly dressed and angry horses, from the spring sowing and autumn harvests traveling from south to north, the daily life, life achievements, hopes and emotions of the tomb owner are expressed on the painting wall, and the fashion of the times, social changes and historical events are reflected in the painting.

This book focuses on the murals in palaces, temples and caves. The author selected ten groups of murals from the sea of ​​images to discover the historical information hidden in the images, restore the larger time and space scenes behind the murals, and the life stories of the people who lived in these scenes, and constructed a unique Chinese history.