Section 1: Tomb Treasures Heavenly Horses Our Great Lord liked to hunt, and we include clay figures of beautiful and spirited horses in his tomb. This clay horse stands as tall as a large child, so you can imagine that it took much trouble to make. Horses are important because they help us hunt and they carry soldiers during battles with invaders. One emperor owned more than 400,000 war horses! We believe that there is a kind of horse called the Heavenly Horse. These horses can fly through the air and carry the soul to Paradise. We ride horses in war, at work, and in play. We Chinese learned to play polo from the Persians, and both noblemen and women play this exciting—and sometimes dangerous— game. Riders on horseback hit a ball through the opponent's goal with mallets, which takes great skill for both the rider and the horse.