Mausoleum Mound of the First Qin Emperor
The 51-meter truncated pyramid earthen mound sealing the subterranean palace and mercury cosmos of China's first unifier.
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Spatial Framework & Civilizational Geography · County-level
Lin Tong District
World Heritage Terracotta Army guards the Tomb of First Qin Emperor in Lintong, near hot springs and imperial pavilions of Huaqing Palace.
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A place shaped through time
World Heritage Terracotta Army guards the Tomb of First Qin Emperor in Lintong, near hot springs and imperial pavilions of Huaqing Palace.
Lin Tong District
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Atlas Attractions
Terracotta Army Pit 1
The largest excavation vault exhibiting the main vanguard battle array of over 6,000 life-sized warriors and chariots.
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Terracotta Army Pit 2
The specialized combined-arms combat pit comprising cavalry squadrons, war chariots, and kneeling archers.
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Terracotta Army Pit 3
The subterranean command headquarters pit coordinating the underground legions, featuring ceremonial guards and officers.
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Museum of Qin Bronze Chariots
Dedicated museum displaying the two magnificent 1980 imperial bronze chariots and teams of four horses, known as the Crown of Bronze.
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Qin Acrobatics & Stone Armour Pits
Excavation pits revealing hyper-realistic court entertainment acrobat figurines and thousands of meticulously crafted stone armor plates.
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Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum
The world-class national museum complex preserving and presenting the complete archaeological landscapes of the Qin imperial necropolis.
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Mount Li in Lintong
A northern spur of the Qinling south of Lintong where, by the Records of the Grand Historian, King You of Zhou was killed, with the First Emperor's tomb at its northern foot.
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Huaqing Palace in Lintong
Begun as a hot-spring palace in 644 and renamed Huaqing by Emperor Xuanzong in 747, the Tang retreat at the foot of Mount Li is bound up with the story of Xuanzong and Yang Guifei.
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Related Literature
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- Tale of the Song of Everlasting SorrowClassical FictionChen Hong
The emperor knew he could not save her, yet could not bear to see her die; he covered his face with his sleeve and had her led away.
- Records of the Grand Historian: Biographies of Fan Kuai, Li Shang, Xiahou Ying and Guan YingClassical ProseSima Qian
I would not shrink from death; why would I refuse a goblet of wine?
- Book of Han: Annals of Emperor GaoClassical ProseBan Gu
With you elders I agree on three articles of law and no more: whoever kills shall die; whoever injures others or steals shall be punished according to the offence.
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- Records of the Grand Historian: Basic Annals of Emperor GaozuClassical ProseSima Qian
Ah, this is how a real man should be!