The Flying Horse of Gansu, also known as the Bronze Running Horse (銅奔馬) or the Galloping Horse Treading on a Flying Swallow (馬踏飛燕), is a Chinese bronze sculpture from circa the 2nd century CE.
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Mythological horses were believed to be closely related to the dragon, and capable of flying their deceased owners to the land of the immortals. Statues of horses depict the animals in many different poses or stages of action, all bearing different meanings. The running horse in full gallop, for one, represents good fortune.
The second statue is a replica of the famous Gansu Flying Horse, a bronze sculpture from the Eastern Han dynasty (circa 2nd century CE) which was discovered in Gansu province in 1969. This piece depicts the figure of a running horse, with the right front leg extended, and the left bent up to the body. The running horse, seeming to fly, trods upon a swallow under hoof.