A number of sculptural ensembles of that era, erected at the tombs of royals and other dignitaries, have survived (in various degrees of preservation) in Nanjing's northeastern and eastern suburbs, primarily in Qixia and Jiangning District. Possibly the best preserved of them is the ensemble of the Tomb of Xiao Xiu (475–518), a brother of Emperor Wu of Liang. The period of division ended when the Sui Dynasty reunified China and almost destroyed the entire city, turning it into a small town.
Who was Xiao Xiu?
a brother of Emperor Wu of Liang
Possibly the best preserved of them is the ensemble of the Tomb of Xiao Xiu (475–518), a brother of Emperor Wu of Liang.
Possibly the best preserved of them is the ensemble of the Tomb of Xiao Xiu (four hundred seventy-five-five hundred eighteen), a brother of Emperor Wu of Liang.
Who was Xiao Xiu?