How horse hitching posts in China became cultural treasures
Horsetalk.co.nz Share Horse hitching stone posts found before 1992. The image at right shows the structure of horse hitching stone posts. Photos: Wugong Hu https://doi.org/10.2218/jls.3077 The long history of horse hitching posts in China, going back almost 2000 years, has been chronicled by a researcher, who described their transition from a practical farm item to a symbol of wealth and culture. Today, they survive in their thousands as a popular cultural phenomenon, being used as garden ornam...
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