The Qin Dynasty (221 BC-207 BC) was the first unified dynasty in Chinese history. It was passed down to three generations. There were two emperors and one king, and the country was fourteen years old.
The Kingdom of Qin was originally a vassal state of the Zhou Dynasty. After Qin Shihuang succeeded to the throne, he successively conquered the six kingdoms of Guandong from 230 BC to 221 BC, completing the unification of China, and then attacking the Huns in the north and the Baiyue in the south, establishing China's unprecedented vastness. dynasty.
In 247 BC, Emperor Qin Shihuang was on the throne at the age of 13 years. From 230 BC to 221 BC, he destroyed the six countries of Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan, and Qi. At the age of 39, he completed the great cause of unifying China and established a foundation. The Han nationality is a powerful and centralized country with a unified main body-the Qin Dynasty.
Qin Shihuang attached great importance to his mausoleum, and began to build it since he was in power. Prime Minister Li Si was the designer of the mausoleum. When the number of people to repair the tomb was nearly 800,000, it was almost 8 times the number of people who built the Pyramid of Khufu.
The construction of the cemetery project accompanied Qin Shihuang's political career throughout his life. The construction of the cemetery began in the first year of Qin Wangzheng (247 BC) when he just ascended the throne when he was 13 years old. The cemetery was built for 39 years, and it was not completed until the death of Emperor Qin Shihuang.
The Qin Dynasty only existed as a unified dynasty for 14 years, while the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum was built for 39 years. The construction of the Mausoleum used a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, which is also one of the reasons for the rapid demise of the Qin Dynasty.
More than a year after the death of Qin Shihuang, the imperial mausoleum was not fully completed. At this time, the Chen Sheng and Wu Guang uprising broke out, and they hit the water near the cemetery less than a few miles away. The Qin Empire was at stake. Qin II ordered Zhang Han to lead the repairing mausoleum army to fight back against the insurgents, and the cemetery project that had not yet been fully completed had to be completed hastily.
The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is one of the largest, most peculiar, and richest emperor tombs in the world. It fully expresses the artistic talents of the working people in ancient China more than 2,000 years ago. There are two rammed earth walls inside and outside, which symbolize the imperial city and the palace city of Xianyang, the capital of the emperor.
Tomb is located in the southern part of the inner city. It is in the shape of a bucket. It is 51 meters high and has a circumference of more than 1,700 meters. According to historical records, various palaces were built in the Qin Mausoleum, displaying many strange treasures. There are a large number of burial pits and tombs of different shapes and connotations around the Qin Mausoleum. More than 400 have been proven, including the world-famous "Eighth Wonder of the World" Terracotta Warriors and Horses pit.
In March 1974, the villagers began to dig a well 1.5 kilometers east of the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin. They unexpectedly found a large number of fragments of pottery figurines, bundles of weapons such as bronze arrowheads, bronze crossbow machines, and a large number of floor tiles. Soon, an archaeological excavation team stationed in Xiyang Village and began excavation work. As a result, the discovery of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang shocked the world.
Now, the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses have become world cultural heritages and famous domestic tourist attractions. The villagers of Xiyang Village who discovered the terracotta warriors and horses at that time became rich. Lao Yang, who was the first to discover the terracotta warriors and horses, was also hired as a consultant for the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum.
