The Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di
A site of 56 square km, where the First Emperor of China was buried, accompanied by thousands of statues of terracotta warriors. This is what the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di.
Who is Qin Shi Huang Di (秦始皇帝)? 🐲
Who is Qin Shi Huang Di (秦始皇帝)? 🐲
Qing Shi Huang Di is the first emperor of the dynasty Qin , also known as the first Emperor of China.
He is a key figure in Chinese history .
Indeed, it was he who in 221 BC. JC , unified all the different kingdoms of this time in the same empire, the Empire of China.
During his reign, he thus standardized writing, language, currency, weights and measures and is also considered the father of the famous Great Wall of China .
His Mausoleum
He is a key figure in Chinese history .
Indeed, it was he who in 221 BC. JC , unified all the different kingdoms of this time in the same empire, the Empire of China.
During his reign, he thus standardized writing, language, currency, weights and measures and is also considered the father of the famous Great Wall of China .
His Mausoleum
Nevertheless, today it is also known for something else that fascinates archaeologists and the public alike.
I am talking here about his incredible and monumental mausoleum located near Xi An (Northwest China), where he was buried, accompanied by thousands of statues of terracotta warriors on a site of no less than 56 square km.
I am talking here about his incredible and monumental mausoleum located near Xi An (Northwest China), where he was buried, accompanied by thousands of statues of terracotta warriors on a site of no less than 56 square km.
His tomb, which has not been excavated, rests under a river of mercury, covered by a tumulus 75 to 115 meters high according to the sources and ditches comprising 8000 statues of soldiers and horses in terracotta.
A reproduction of his army that he had made to accompany him in the beyond and having almost all of them, a differentiated face.
According to the historical Memoirs of the historian Sima Qian, the construction of the mausoleum would have required no less than 700,000 workers for thirty-six years!
A terracotta army which was also listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on December 11 , 1987.
A reproduction of his army that he had made to accompany him in the beyond and having almost all of them, a differentiated face.
According to the historical Memoirs of the historian Sima Qian, the construction of the mausoleum would have required no less than 700,000 workers for thirty-six years!
A terracotta army which was also listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on December 11 , 1987.
A simply fascinating mausoleum with many things still to be discovered...