“马踏飞燕”的故事

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铜奔马，是一匹三足凌空、一足踏在鸟背，呈飞奔状的骏马， 又称“ 马踏飞燕”。作为“ 中国旅游”的标志，它的图片出现在中国大大小小的机场、火车站和旅游景点， 很多中外朋友对它都不陌生。在它背后，又有着怎样的故事呢？

The Bronze Galloping Horse， also known as theGalloping Horse Treading on a Flying Swallow， is a bronzesculpture depicting a running horse with three hoovesin mid-air and one hoof stepping on the back of a flyingswallow. As the symbol of “China Tourism，’’ its imageappears in airports， train stations， and tourist attractionsacross China， and it is well known to many Chinese andforeigners. But do you know the story behind this iconicimage？

这匹举世闻名的“马”为青铜器，东汉时期所制，长45 厘米，高34.5 厘米，宽13.1 厘米，重7.3千克，1969年出土于甘肃省武威市雷台汉墓。（剩余4440字）