中国古代,特别是周、秦、汉时期,帝王及有威望的侯伯都有陪葬车马的现象。这一现象在甘肃平凉、庆阳、天水和武威等地均有发现,直接证明了当时陇东和天水地区有高标准的道路存在。在武威汉墓中发现的车马仪仗俑也说明了当时武威“车马交错”的盛况。1972年,甘肃省博物馆文物队在平凉地区灵台县白草坡发掘潶伯、溪伯墓时,发现了一处车马坑,陪葬马4匹、车1辆。车制为单辕,车轴长3米,车厢宽 Ancient China, especially the Zhou, Qin and Han dynasties, emperors and prestigious Hou Bo have the phenomenon of buried horses. This phenomenon was found in places such as Pingliang, Qingyang, Tianshui and Wuwei in Gansu Province, which directly proved that there was a high standard road in Longdong and Tianshui at that time. The warriors and horses figurines found in the tomb of Wuwei Han also illustrated the grand occasion of Wuwei at the time. In 1972, when the Gansu Provincial Museum Cultural Relics Brigade excavated Babu and Xiacheng tombs at Baicao slope in Lingtai County in Pingliang Prefecture, they found a chariot of horses, four horses and one car. Car system for the single-shaft length of 3 meters, wide carriage