The Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang
Ancient Chinese believed in the immortality of the soul and for that reason and faith, the dead were buried so should enjoy life the same amenities that life in general. Since 1600 BC to 300 BC, when the noble dead, buried their slaves with them.
In 384 BC., If the act was repealed, and after-stations, the nobles buried clay figurines and statues in place of slaves.
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Early in his life, was the Emperor Qin Shihuang awareness of mortality. He has sent thousands of people in the search for the secret of immortality, and often travels to the sacred mountain of immortality. Emperor Qin Shihuang employs more than 700,000 people have yet to build his grave at a young age, and had 8,000 soldiers have created sculptures to accompany him to the afterlife.
The Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang is located 5 kilometers east of Lintong District. It is bordered to the south and Mount Li Wei River in the north. The mausoleum covers an area of 57 sq km, which was discovered more than 500 exploration wells accessories,.
Qin Shihuang arrogance is well documented, and was probably the equal of the gods, and never abandoned the search for the secret of immortality. However, widely considered the most powerful emperor in Chinese history as the first emperor. During his life he had unified the warring States, the creation of a new, standardized system of weights and measures, reforming the monetary system and created a single form of written text. Match individual countries build roads and extend the walls of the conquered countries to the oldest building of the Great Wall of China in the.
The Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang is the largest in China. Originally named Lishan. Qin Shihuang began construction of his tomb in 247 BC, when it acceded to the throne. The construction of the tomb took 2 years under the reign of his son, before finally - what the total number of years to create up to 39 years.
The mausoleum was built to serve the dead as if he were still alive, and the most precious things in life the emperor was buried with him - that he could enjoy the outside. The mausoleum stood the imperial capital. Among the large hill in the middle of a large palace built under. The hill is 75 meters high, is 350 meters run too. The palace, but not excavation, it is assumed that 20 meters deep. The height and density of the walls of 4 feet. The inner perimeter wall is 3870 meters, and the outer wall has a perimeter of 6,240 meters. There are 4 doors on all four sides of the interior and exterior walls.
The mausoleum also includes all types of buildings, tombs, graves minor, suggesting that each grave containing the emperor in real capital. They found more than 100 mines and hundreds of graves of children. Some of these have been excavated and the west and north bronze dome with a gold mine for rare birds and other animals. In western mausoleum is the fixed L-shaped pit. There are also small tombs for princes and princesses, armor stone pit, the pit of terracotta warriors and horses. With all these searches are still so many things to discover.
