Qin Xianyang Palace No.1 Hall Foundation Site
These foundations are thought to belong to the main hall of the Qin empire, where major decrees were issued, and excavations have yielded Warring States and Qin chariot murals.
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Spatial Framework & Civilizational Geography · County-level
Wei Cheng District
Underground glass museum walkways reveal thousands of Han dynasty miniature terracotta figurines at Han Yangling Mausoleum in Weicheng.
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A place shaped through time
Underground glass museum walkways reveal thousands of Han dynasty miniature terracotta figurines at Han Yangling Mausoleum in Weicheng.
Wei Cheng District
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Qin Xianyang City Archaeological Museum
Finds from Xianyang Palace on display include hollow bricks with dragon motifs, tiles wishing eternal longevity, bronze weights and measures, and Qin ceramic water pipes.
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Qin Lanchi Palace Imperial Lake Site
The First Emperor channelled the Wei River to create Lanchi Lake with Penglai and Yingzhou islands, an imperial water palace reflecting Qin ideals of harmony between heaven and humans.
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Qin Xianyang Yaodian Workshop Ruins
On the north bank of the Wei River, excavations uncovered large Qin iron-casting and pottery workshops and rammed-earth office foundations with drains, showing the building power of the Qin empire.
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Emperor Jing of Han Yangling Underground Museum
Emperor Jing of Han lies here with Empress Wang, and China's first fully underground site museum, with glass walkways, showcases the prosperous Rule of Wen and Jing.
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Han Yangling Terracotta Figures & Cavalry Pits
More than eighty burial pits have yielded thousands of lifelike painted figures, once clothed and now unclad, including eunuchs and maids, plus pottery pigs, horses, cattle and sheep.
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Han Yangling South Que Gate Ruins
Remains of a triple-tiered que gate of timber, stone and rammed earth, the highest rank reserved for emperors, reveal the strict gate system of Western Han imperial tombs.
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Han Yangling Lingyi Town & Cemeteries
To populate the tomb town, the Western Han resettled five thousand powerful and wealthy households, and its orderly noble satellite tombs make it a model of Han mausoleum planning.
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Related Literature
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- Records of the Grand Historian: Basic Annals of Emperor XiaojingClassical ProseSima Qian
Is not the turning point between security and danger a matter of planning?
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- Book of Han: Annals of Emperor JingClassical ProseBan Gu
Zhou speaks of Cheng and Kang; Han speaks of Wen and Jing. How fine!