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On the northern slopes of [[Mount Tianshan]] and the edges of the [[Dzungarian Basin]], and on the grassland by the [[Ili River]] and [[Irtysh River]], numerous perfectly carved stone figures in varied postures are found; they are known as "'''stone men of the grassland'''." (http://english.cri.cn/725/2005/10/19/202@25717_1.htm)

They are mostly found in burial sites, which might mean that they were used as funeral objects. Archaeologists believe that they date back to the 5th-7th centuries when the northern slopes of Mount Tianshan were inhabited by Turkic people.
[[File:Stone Man of the Grassland.jpg|thumb|Stone Man of the Grassland]]
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