In ancient times, people paid more attention to the funeral ceremony, and when the emperor of a country was in power, he would step up the construction of his own imperial tomb, so that he could maintain his noble position after his death. Generally speaking, the tombs of ancient monarchs face south, but only the mausoleum of the Qin Emperor faces west to east, which is what Qin Shihuang himself meant. So why did Qin Shihuang build his mausoleum and sit west to east? Let's take a look at the opinions of netizens.
First of all, some netizens pointed out that one of the main reasons why Qin Shihuang set his mausoleum to sit west to east may be because Qin Shihuang had a hobby of asking questions from immortals, and he wanted to become an immortal after his death. Because the fairy world in ancient Chinese legends is generally in the East, some netizens pointed out that the reason why the tomb of Qin Shihuang sits west to east may be that the fairy world is in the East.
Secondly, some netizens pointed out that in ancient China, when people attended banquets, people with high status usually sat in the position of west facing east, so some netizens speculated that Qin Shihuang might have said that sitting in the west facing east was the respect at that time. Therefore, netizens speculate that the reason why Qin Shihuang's mausoleum sits west to east is mainly because Qin Shihuang is showing his master status and noble status. Qin Shihuang may want to express that even if he dies, his noble status will not change.
Of course, some netizens pointed out that because Qin Shihuang unified the world and made great achievements, his mausoleum sat west to east mainly to tell future generations that he had unparalleled achievements. His mausoleum is located in the west facing the east, which is the pride of the world with the attitude of the owner, which is quite a bit of a pride. Therefore, netizens think that the tomb of Qin Shihuang sitting west to east also means showing off its achievements to the world.