The carriage and horse travel map reproduces the true appearance of the travel of the eastern Han nobles.
Rubbing from the first step → cleaning stone carvings→ brushing white mustard water → on the rice paper paper (the paper can not appear wrinkles, and then spray wet, suck away the bubbles and water) → brown brush pounding rice paper (with plastic wrap to paste a layer, so as not to break the rice paper) → ink (generally from light to deep, three times ink attention to each time before inking, the water of the paper is 80% dry, too wet is the word mouth is dizzy, too dry then the paper floats misaligned) → the sixth step, starting paper (master the paper is mostly dry when the paper is dry, do not overwheat, otherwise tear) → the seventh step, Dry (Place the rubbings on a piece of rice paper or newspaper to dry naturally, do not expose to the sun.) After these seven steps, a rubbing is completed and can be framed after the inscription in the blank space.
Carriage and horse travel is the most common portrait subject in the Han portrait stone, the depiction is vivid and magnificent, and it is the most typical and wonderful part of the Portrait of the Han Dynasty. The portrait contains important information such as the style of the vehicle, the system of public clothing, the identity of the owner of the tomb, and also contains deep iconographic significance.
The carriage and horse travel map is part of the "encyclopedia" that records the social life of the Han Dynasty, and has extremely rich cultural and artistic information. According to the excavations, most of the carriage and horse travel maps present themes such as "war", "hunting", "travel", etc., and each one has its own meaning.
The stone depiction of the carriage and horse travel map is one of the most important features of the tomb chamber in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it is also an important embodiment of the concept of thick burial prevailing in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The drawing of the pattern is closely related to the life and activities of the tomb owner. From the study of murals such as tomb stone carvings excavated nationwide, it is mainly reflected that the tomb murals, Han portrait stones, and Han portrait bricks that mainly reflect the travel map of the carriage and horse are found throughout the country, as detailed in the Han portrait stones (bricks, murals, stone carvings) excavated in Xuzhou, Shandong, Sichuan, Henan and other places.