Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum

Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum is located in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, 30 kilometers east of the northern foot of Lishan Mountain, which the South according to the layers of Lishan peaks among the lush mountain forests; north, meandering song turn, like silver serpent lying in Weishui Sea. Closure tall mound surrounded by the towering peaks and ridges into and Lishan seamless, beautiful scenery, the environment alone show. Mausoleum large-scale, imposing. Cemetery total area of 56.25 square kilometers. Hills on the fief of the original height of about 115 meters, is still as high as 76 meters and mausoleum inside and outside the double city wall, the inner city perimeter of 3840 meters, 6210 meters outside the city perimeter, internal and external Cheng Kuo of about 8-10 meters high walls, this still left the site.

Qin Shi Huang's tomb coffin placed underground palace Center is a place, 55.05 meters high mound circumference of 2,000 m, surrounded by funerary distribution of large content rich, on an unprecedented scale, in addition to the famous terracotta warriors and horses Peizang Keng, copper Juma Keng addition, he discovered a large armor stone pits, 100 figurines opera pit, pit, and Peizang Mu and other civilian figurines are more than 600 for decades of archaeological work in the excavated hole of up to 10 thousand pieces of cultural relics. Set up in the cemetery where there are many cultural relics exhibition by the hole of the past 20 years, part of the cultural relics unearthed; layout a waterway zones, reproduce the cemetery within the scientific and meticulous drainage facilities; believe that with the archaeological work in progress, we will definitely have more unexpected discoveries.

Is the tomb of Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Army Pit Pei Zangkeng, located at 1,500 meters east of cemetery. The spring of 1974, was found by local farmers drilling wells. Thus buried in the ground 2000 years of treasures to be available, known as "the world's eighth miracle." Terracotta Army Pit 3 have been excavated, figurines sit pit west to east, was "goods"-shaped arrangement of the pit with figurines, pottery horses were more than 8,000, there are more than 40,000 pieces of bronze weapons.

Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum is the first emperor in Chinese history cemetery. Its huge size, the rich funerary objects emperors tomb of the first home, is the largest imperial tomb. Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum of the scale of the ratio is far from the pyramids of Egypt can.