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New Discovery to Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum -Three Layers of City Walls to Protect the Mausoleum
Speaking of Qin's Terracotta Warriors and Horses, I dare say that most people definitely have heard about it or even have paid a visit. Its grandeur and mystery really overwhelm you. However, people could have neglected the yet unexcavated mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang due to all this. Actually, the Museum of Terracotta Warriors forms only part of the tomb. Greater things are yet to come.
Qin Shi Huangdi (259 BC - 210 BC), the first emperor of China, ascended the throne at the age of 13, when construction of his tomb began. On completion of his many conquests, he ordered 720,000 conscript laborers to hurry up on building his royal tomb. It was finished just-in-time in 210 BC for his use. His son, the second Qin Emperor,saw 
to his entombment.
Location
The tomb of Qin Shi Huang is located in the eastern suburbs of Lintong County, 35 kilometers (22 miles) east of Xian: on the Lishan Mountain in the south and overlooking the Wei River towards north. The lay of the land from Lishan to Mount Hua is shaped dragon-like according to traditional Chinese geomancy. The imperial tomb is at the eye of the dragon. The emperor had chosen well.
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Travelers' Voices on Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
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Jun. 23,2009 06:01 Reply
Ms.Goh(Singapore) said:
Qin Shi Huang was thirteen when construction began. Sima Qian, in his most famous work, Shiji, completed a century after the mausoleum completion, wrote that the First Emperor was buried with palaces, scenic towers, officials, valuable utensils and 'wonderful objects,' with 100 rivers fashioned in mercury and above this heavenly bodies below which he wrote were 'the features of the earth.' Recent scientific work at the site has shown high levels of mercury in the soil on and around Mount Lishan, appearing to add credence to the writing of ancient historian Sima Qian. The tomb of Shi Huang Di is near an earthen pyramid 76 meters tall and nearly 350 square meters. The tomb remains unopened, in the hope that it will remain intact. Only a portion of the site is presently excavated.
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Jun. 17,2009 23:35 Reply
Mr.mo(ca) said:
what were the three things that were burried in the emperor of qin's tomb
Jun. 18,2009 04:27
Ms.Ellen replied:
It is an strange and interesting question Mo. Well, the three things, do you mean soldier, horse and chariot.
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Apr. 19,2009 23:49 Reply
Mr.muffinstuff(australia) said:
yes i agree mr david a form of camera could be sent down to view what lies there and would help to properly document it etc and possibly provide us with more information about the warriors etc.
May. 7,2009 16:59
Mr.Ash(USA) replied:
They know where he is buried but they cant enter because its likely the body will disintegrate after being kept in the chamber for so long.
May. 20,2009 06:57
Mr.Piet De jager(South Africa) replied:
Very little magic is left in the world today. By Sending down a camera or any other device, the very special magic of Ancient China's history will be destroyed without gaining anything significant. Let's retain something special for generations to come!!
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Apr. 7,2009 20:48 Reply
Mr.muffinstuff(australia) said:
emperor qin had the terractotta warriors built to help prtect him in the after life from the spirits of the dead he had killed in war.
qin ia actually in some form of tomb close by and archaeologists know where it is but cannot enter and document it because it is too weak and old for them them to explore and would collapse if any excavations were made.im in high schoolm writing this as i am studying it in my senior ancient history class.
Apr. 14,2009 16:56
Mr.David(Australia) replied:
yes are right but the Video camera they could send down to view what is down in the tomb
there say the government does not have the technology to look after what they may find
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Apr. 9,2009 09:24 Reply
Ms.ga(usa) said:
i went to see the exhibit in Atlanta this past weekend and they were saying that alot of the terracota soldiers and such were burned after the soliders were stripped of thier weapons and anything of value during the war of chu-hin
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Apr. 1,2009 10:53 Reply
Ms.nobody(alaska) said:
What was buried with emperor Sin Shi Haung?? I cant find it!!!!!!!!
Apr. 7,2009 02:59
Ms.maggie(xi'an china) replied:
emperor Qin shi huang wasn't buried here，The Qin's terracotta warriors and horses was just one part of the tomb
his main mausoleum won't develop，
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Apr. 5,2009 14:26 Reply
Mr.chu ke liang(fuzhou) said:
i know china history very well, any question for dynasty tong, sung, yuan, ming, ching n three kingdom bout cao cao, liu bei n xuan quan. before qin shi huang, han dynasty liu bang n hong ru conquer in 206bc.
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Mar. 2,2009 16:44 Reply
Mr.South Carolina(USA) said:
Was the location of Qin's tomb known before the discovery of the Warriors?
Mar. 3,2009 03:27
Ms.Cora(China) replied:
The Qin's tomb is huge and seen obviously, but the warriors are buried underground, so, people found the warriors later than the Qin's tomb.
Mar. 22,2009 14:11
Mr.Knight(USA) replied:
There were a few descriptions of the tomb written during the Han dynasty, but they never referenced the warriors. Until they were discovered by a farmer in 1974, nobody knew they existed.
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Feb. 20,2009 08:26 Reply
Mr.Unkown(Canada) said:
This was a very interesting discovery in the history of China.
Mar. 17,2009 11:40
Ms.tiana(jackson) replied:
but why did he have them build that tomb
Mar. 18,2009 16:37
Mr.frank (Canada) replied:
HI I THINK IT IS VARY INTERESTING TOO.
MY SON IS DOING A REPORT ON THE ARMY
ANY TIPS
Mar. 20,2009 16:19
Mr.Sharp(Canada) replied:
Hi.I have been looking to find the manufacturer of the plates called"mausoleum". They are very old,and a chinese culture I believe,correct me if I am wrong. I would like to know where and when these plates were mad.
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Jan. 31,2009 06:16 Reply
Mr.van Belle (Belgium) said:
Been there in januari 2009
Very impressive ( just me in the very large hall with warriors)
I think they should leave the tomb of the 'first emperor' as is .
And leave whats inside to our imagination.
I wouldn't like them to dig up my grave or my parents graves....
Feb. 19,2009 05:29
Mr.David(Australia) replied:
What time did you go there we try to be there early to be one of first to see the pit but the tour group sleep in not happy