南阳地处中原,汉代许多王公贵族、富商豪贾云集于此,死后葬于此地。由于汉代重视厚葬,于是,南阳一带便出现了大量豪华坚固的画像石墓,形成一个汉画像石的艺术宝库。南阳汉画像石内容丰富,题材广泛,古朴豪放,深沉雄大,具有极高的历史资料价值和艺术价值。 Nanyang is located in the Central Plains, the Han Dynasty many aristocracy, wealthy merchants gathered in this, buried here after his death. Due to the emphasis on burial in the Han Dynasty, a large number of luxurious and sturdy stone tombs appeared in the vicinity of Nanyang to form an art treasure house of Han stone statues. Nanyang Han stone portrait is rich in content, wide range of topics, unrestrained, profound, with a high historical value and artistic value.