The Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang is located at the northern foot of Lishan Mountain, 5 kilometers east of Lintong District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province.
The mausoleum of Qin Shihuang was unprecedented in its scale, number of workers, and duration. The construction of the cemetery project accompanied Qin Shihuang's political career throughout his life. When he first ascended the throne at the age of 13, in the first year of King Zheng of Qin (247 BC), the construction of the cemetery began. The construction of the cemetery took 39 years, and it was not completed until the death of Qin Shihuang. The second emperor Hu Hai succeeded to the throne, and it took more than a year to build the cemetery before it was basically completed.
The entire cemetery is composed of two long and narrow rectangular walls in the north and south. An east-west wall was found in the middle of the inner city, which divided the inner city into north and south parts. The tall tomb is located in the southern half of the inner city and is the core of the entire cemetery. The ground buildings of the cemetery are concentrated on the north side of the tomb, and the burial pits in the cemetery are distributed on the east and west sides of the tomb. An imperial cemetery with reasonable layout and standardized shape was formed with the underground palace and tomb as the center.
According to archaeological exploration and the judgment of the location of the terracotta warriors and horses in the tomb passage, experts believe that the orientation of Qin Shihuang's tomb is west to east. This is a peculiar layout. As we all know, in ancient China, the south-facing position was respected. The tombs of emperors in the past were basically facing south. However, Qin Shihuang, who unified the world, adopted a west-facing arrangement.
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The Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang is one of the largest, most unique and richest imperial tombs in the world. In fact, it is a luxurious underground palace.
After visiting the Qin Terracotta Warriors Museum, foreign heads of state and scholars believe that the discovery of the Qin Terracotta Warriors pit is not only a major discovery in China, but also in the history of world archaeology. It can be said to be the eighth wonder of the world. It can be compared with The Egyptian pyramids are comparable to ancient Greek sculptures and are recognized as a valuable treasure of human culture in the world.
In 1974, Chinese archaeologists unearthed more than 7,000 pieces of pottery that had been dormant for thousands of years. They were considered ancient miracles and the most spectacular archaeological discovery of this century. The Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses are rare in the world in terms of quantity, quality, and archaeological discoveries. They provide extremely important information for in-depth study of the military, politics, economy, culture, science, and art of the Qin Dynasty in the second century BC. Precious physical materials. It is not only an artistic treasure of the Chinese people, but also a unique cultural heritage of the people of the world.
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