Description:
Nanjing. 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. Represented here is the chimera Xhezhi, defined at the site as being a bear-eyed unicorn.