这里陈列的是近50多年新发现或出土的碑石和墓志铭。这些碑石不仅是研究我国书法艺术的宝贵实物资料，也是研究唐代历史的稀有文字资料。因为这些碑石和墓志的内容除对死者歌功颂德外，对其官品职务、重要功绩及立功年代也有较详细的记载，这些都与当时的政治、经济和军事等重大事件有着密切的联系。

为了便于了解昭陵陪葬墓前石刻制度的完整性，昭陵博物馆特意保留了李墓碑及其周围石刻的原状与位置。李墓碑高5.65米，重约15吨（不含龟座），屹立于博物馆的中心。

更让人激动的是，近几十年来，考古工作者陆续发掘了10余座昭陵陪葬墓。虽然它们早年曾被盗掘，仍从中出土了大量文物，包括壁画、镇墓兽、金银器、铜镜、陶俑等。

出土文物中数量最多的是陶俑。这是一批最早的唐俑，人物形象逼真，造型姿态多样，色彩明快鲜艳。这种彩绘釉陶俑的制作工艺也很独特：它以瓷土作胎，焙烧成型后，施以铅釉，然后再经烧制便成釉俑。

昭陵出土的这种彩绘釉陶俑造型美观，姿态多样，神情生动。多种多样的发型和服饰反映了当时的物质文明和丰富多彩的文化生活，例如马背上的男俑头戴圆顶硬礼帽。还有满脸络腮胡、深目高鼻的陶俑。很明显，这些都是西域人的形象。携带水葫芦及野鸡、野兔的骆驼，则表现了商旅们在“丝绸之路”上长途跋涉的情景。彩绘釉陶俑仅流行于初唐，是这一时期所特有的，为我们研究这一时期的文化艺术提供了很有价值的实物资料。

These tablets and epitaphs on display were unearthed in the last 50 years.They are not only valuable textual materials for further research of the writing systems of the Tang Period，but also eulogized their virtues and achievements.These records were closely related to the significant events at the time：political，economic and military affairs.

In order to understand the intactness of the system of the stone carvings in front of the satellite tombs in Zhaoling，the Zhaoling Museum intentionally retains Li Ji's tombstone and the stone carvings around it.Li Ji's tombstone，5.56 meters in height and 15 tons in weight（not including the tortoise pedestal），stands in the center of the museum.

More exciting is that in recent years，do－zens of satellite tombs have been excavated one after another around the Zhaoling Mausoleum.Although some of them were robbed many years ago，a large number of works of art were still unearthed，including murals，tomb guardians，gold and silver wares，bronze mirrors，and pottery figures.

Among the unearthed works of art，pottery figures are the largest in quantity.These were the earliest of Tang figures.They look life－like with a variety of postures and are brightly and sprightly col ored.The method of manufacturing these painted and glazed pottery figures is very special.To make them，the first step is to form the molds out of porcelain clay.After the molds of the desired shapes are fired and glazed，they need to be fired with beautiful shapes and various postures again until they turn into glazed figures.

The glazed pottery figures with beautiful shapes and various postures unearthed in Zhao－ling look happy and gay.The different kinds of hair styles，dresses and adornments reflect the material civilization and the rich and colorful cultural life at that time.For instance，male pottery figures on horsebacks are wearing bowler hats.There are also pottery figures with heavy beards，big noses，and sunken eyes.Obviously，they are images of ethnic minorities on the western frontier.The camels are carrying water calabashes，pheasants and hares.It depicts the scene of merchants trudging over a long distance on the Silk Road.The painted and glazed pottery figures were fashionable only in the early Tang Dynasty and are peculiar to this period as well. They offer valuable information for the study of the culture and art of this period.

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富有挑战性的搜寻

A Challenging Hunt

一位妇人打开前门，看到两个男孩手里拿着一张字条。“夫人，”其中一个孩子解释道，“我们在寻宝。我们需要三颗麦粒、一块猪排骨、一张用过的复写纸来挣一美元。”

“哦，”那位妇女回答道，“谁让你们做这样富有挑战性的搜寻的？”

“。”

A woman answered her front door and found two boys holding a list.“Lady，”one of them explained，“we are on a treasure hunt，and we need three grains of wheat，apork－chop bone and a piece of used carbon paper to earn a dollar.”

“Wow，”the woman replied，“who sent you on such a challenging hunt？”

“Our baby－sitter's boyfriend.”