Description:
Nanjing, China. Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum. Stone Elephant Road. The road is lined with 12 pairs of 6 animals: lions, xiezhi (chimera), camels, elephants, quilin (unicorns) and horses. Every kind of animal has a pair standing and a pair seated. Camels standing. The chimera (Quilin) is an imaginary beast from ancient China that integrates the features of the tiger, the lion, the ox and the dragon.