Where is the tomb of Qin Shihuang buried?
The tomb of Qin Shihuang is buried in Lintong District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province.
The tomb of Qin Shihuang is located on the north side of Lishan Mountain, 5 kilometers east of Lintong District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province.
The construction of Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum began in 246 BC, when Qin Shi Huang first ascended the throne. It lasted 39 years and used more than 720,000 corvees and prisoners. This all-powerful monarch not only left great achievements for future generations, but also left behind this mysterious royal cemetery.
The mausoleum is built like a city. The mausoleum is surrounded by a back-shaped structure, with inner and outer city walls. The large-scale ground-level buildings that have been discovered so far are the foundations of the dormitory hall, the banquet hall, and the garden temple officials' residences.
The location of Qin Mausoleum also has the legend of Feng Shui. Lishan Mountain is famous for its unique hot springs and scenery. In the anniversary year of the Western Zhou Dynasty, King You of Zhou and his concubine Bao Si performed a historical tragedy here, which caused the beacon fire drama to be played on the princes, thus ruining the Western Zhou Dynasty.
According to legend, Qin Shihuang met the goddess in Lishan Mountain during his lifetime. During the tour, he wanted to play with the goddess. The goddess was so angry that she spit on his face. Qin Shihuang soon developed sores all over his body.
Although this is a mythical story, it can be vaguely seen that Qin Shihuang and Lishan seem to have some fate. His cemetery was also chosen next to Lishan Mountain. The Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang is the largest and best-preserved cemetery among ancient emperors' tombs.
Extended information:
The ground buildings of Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum are mainly distributed between the inner and outer city walls on the north side of Fengtu and the northwest of Fengtu. There are currently three ground-level buildings on the north side of Fengtu that have been identified. Among them, the one near Fengtu is large in scale and elegant in shape, and it seems to be a dormitory for sacrifices in the cemetery.
There are two larger groups of buildings in the north of the dormitory hall, which are also dormitory halls. A complex of ground buildings was also found between the inner and outer city walls in the northwest of Fengtu. Based on the three groups of houses that have been cleared so far, it seems that they are palace buildings.
There are several groups of unexcavated ground buildings on the north, south and west sides of the palace building site. This area seems to be a complex of buildings. Two burial pits and one burial tomb were discovered on the east side of the seal.
These burial pits and tombs are located east of the outer city wall. The outer city wall is 400 meters away, and 1,225 meters west of the outer city wall are the famous three terracotta warriors and horses burial pits.
The center of the mausoleum is where Qin Shihuang’s coffin is placed. There are more than 400 burial pits and tombs around the mausoleum. The main burial pits include the copper chariot pit, the horse pit, the pit of rare birds and animals, the stable pit, and the pit of terracotta warriors and horses.
A group of two large painted bronze chariots and horses - Gaocha and Anche - were unearthed in 1980. They are the largest, most gorgeously decorated, most realistic and most realistic structures and systems ever found in China. The complete ancient bronze chariot and horse are known as the "Crown of Bronze".
The Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang is the first royal cemetery in China. It is the crystallization of the diligence and ingenuity of our working people. It is a treasure house of history and culture. Among the nearly 100 imperial mausoleums in China, it is rich in burials due to its grand scale. Famous throughout the world.
Baidu Encyclopedia—Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin