In ancient China, people offered sacrifices toand ancestor on towers. So "Leitai" means a tower that used to hold the ceremony of paying respect to the God in Chinese legend.

The tomb has an inner passage of 19.34 meters with four side-rooms on the four sides of the main chamber. From the whole tomb, 231 cultural relics were made of gold, silver, copper, iron, jade, animal bone, stone and porcelain as well as 99 bronze chariots, horses and warriors. Among all of these unearthed treasures, the bronze galloping horse has the most artistic value. This horse has a height of 34.5 cm, a length of 45 cm and a weight of 17.5 kilograms, galloping with its three legsthe earth and holding head high. The exquisite casting skill is considered as the crown of ancient bronzes, and the original is now well preserved in the Gansu Museum.