Stone Figures

Stone Figures

The stone figures are relics of the Göktürk culture, with

6

such stones.

3

Three stone figures stand side by side in a circular tomb on the western hills, carved on a

1

-meter

flat stone slab.

3

The three stone figures depict a man, a woman, and a child. (Damaged during the Cultural Revolution.) The stone figures in Bayandula Sum are exquisitely carved from granite; those at the junction of Delgerhan Sum and Bair Ula Sum are very similar to the aforementioned ones; the one in Delgerhan Sum, which prominently features male genitalia, was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution; the stone Buddha figure in Har Yatu, intricately and beautifully carved, had its head broken off during the Cultural Revolution. The stone figures are characterized by their detailed carving and strong, simple imagery.