The Tomb of Wirkak, in Chinese commonly referred to as Tomb of Master Shi, is the grave of the Sogdian sārtpāw Wirkak and his wife Wiyusi, dating from 580 AD. The tomb was discovered in 2003 in the ea
The tomb of Wirkak (roof reconstructed), Xi'an City Museum.
Passageway and burial chamber of Wirkak.
Wirkak tomb gold coin (a Byzantine gold coin replica).
Zoroastrianism in Sichuan refers to the historical presence of Zoroastrianism in modern-day Sichuan province, that forms part of southwestern China. The Japanese professor Kiichirō Kanda was the first
Sasanian horsemen hunting scene within the Sogdian pearl roundel. Motif of a 7th–10th-century Sichuan brocade fabric.
Top: Khotanese panel from Dandan Oilik depicting, from left to right, Ohrmazd, Nana, and Weshparkar. Middle and bottom: representations of the three deities found in Sogdian lands.