In ancient times, the tombs of emperors all faced north and south, so why were only the tombs of the Qin Emperor facing west and east?

As we all know, in ancient times, emperors liked Feng Shui very much, so some emperors would like to find places with better Feng Shui to build their imperial mausoleums. In ancient times, Feng Shui was very important. Sitting south and facing north is the best place for feng shui, because the south represents yang and the north represents yin. Only the place where yin and yang are harmonious is the best place for feng shui. However, Qin Shihuang's imperial mausoleum is located in the west and faces east. This is confusing to many people, because there is no record of this in Feng Shui, so Qin Shihuang's approach makes many people curious.

According to data records, there are several theories why Qin Shihuang did this. One of the theories is that during the Qin Dynasty, sitting in the west and facing east was regarded as the best way to sit. Therefore, Qin Shihuang’s The imperial mausoleum was also built according to this method, in order to reflect the nobility of Qin Shihuang and the noble status symbol of Qin Shihuang. Therefore, people at that time built the imperial mausoleum of Qin Shihuang to sit in the west and face east. .

The second theory is that Qin Shihuang wanted to be immortal at that time, so he heard that he could achieve immortality by sitting west and facing east, so Qin Shihuang built it according to this method. For his own mausoleum, Qin Shihuang also felt that this construction method could also reflect his overwhelming momentum of unifying the six kingdoms and sitting west and facing east, so he asked Qin Shihuang to build his own mausoleum like this. .

Anyway, this is Qin Shihuang’s personal meaning. It may be due to different personal wishes that the current Qin Shihuang’s mausoleum is different and unique from others.