Stone carvings on the tomb of Xiao Xiu, King Kang of Liang Anchang

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Also known as

梁安成康王萧秀墓石刻

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Nanjing

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32.143855, 118.9160851

About Stone carvings on the tomb of Xiao Xiu, King Kang of Liang Anchang

The stone carvings on the tomb of Xiao Xiu, King Ancheng Kang of Liang Dynasty, are located in Ganjiaxiang Primary School in Qixia District, Nanjing City. They are the remains of the tomb of Xiao Xiu (476-518), King Ancheng Kang of Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty. Xiao Xiu’s tomb was excavated in 1974. The owner of the tomb was the seventh son of Emperor Wen of Liang, Xiao Shun. He was granted the title of King Ancheng Kang in the first year of Tianjian (502). He died in the seventeenth year of Tianjian (518) and was given the posthumous title of "Kang". There are 8 pieces of 3 types of stone carvings including stone ward off evil spirits, stone pillars, and stone tablets. It is one of the richest and most complete examples of stone carvings in tombs in the Southern Dynasties. The stone beasts are carved using the square knife method, with fierce and realistic shapes.

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