How amazing is the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin, and why has it not been excavated so far? Archaeologists 5 characters to break the mystery
Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor in Chinese history and was known as the First Emperor of the Ages. He used his talents to unify the world. But when he sits on the river and mountain, he loves great achievements so much that he fervently enjoys it. He not only visited for a long time, but also launched three major projects: the construction of the Great Wall, the construction of the Afang Palace, and the construction of the Lishan Mausoleum.
In order to be able to settle in a luxurious mausoleum after his death, Qin Shi Huang began to build the mausoleum from the time of the first emperor on the throne in 247 BC, designed and built by Prime Minister Li Si. The number of users reached a staggering 800,000, covering an area of 56.25 square kilometers. The project took 39 years to complete. Treasured, it is one of the largest imperial tombs in the world.
This huge underground project has used countless manpower and material resources to build, and hundreds of thousands of people have carried out construction. However, after the cemetery was repaired, all the craftsmen were sealed in the cemetery, and no one knew the inside story of this mysterious cemetery.
Of course, although Qin Shi Huang tried his best to block the news of the mausoleum, the location of Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum is an open secret, which is well known.
According to Sima Qian's account, in September, after the first emperor ascended the throne. The first emperor came to power early in his reign and wore the Li Mountains.
During the Northern Wei Dynasty, Li Daoyuan's "Notes on the Water Classics" also recorded the burial of Qin Shi Huang.
It can be seen from the historical data that the Mausoleum of The First Emperor of Qin was located at the foot of Lishan Mountain, south of the Lintong District of Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, not far from the then Qin capital Xianyang.
Therefore, many people naturally want to steal the tomb of Qin Shi Huang. Sima Qian's historical records that Liu Bang fought against Xiang Yu's two armies. Before the war, Liu Bang listed Ten counts of Xiang Yu's crimes, one of which was "digging up the tomb of the First Emperor and privately collecting his property."
Related books even record the relevant content.
This shows that Xiang Yu did excavate the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, but due to the backward technology at that time, it was definitely a difficult thing to excavate the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. The work of tomb robbery obviously cannot be deepened. At most, Xiang Yu could only pick up some mutilated cultural relics on the surface of the mausoleum.
After Xiang Yu left Xianyang, the Guanzhong region, where the Mausoleum of The First Emperor of Qin was located, was controlled by Liu Bang. Until Liu Bang established the Western Han Dynasty, Qin Shi Huang had been well protected, and Liu Bang sent cemetery guardians to guard the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang.
Since then, the news of the theft of the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum has never appeared, and over time, the exact location of the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum has also become a mystery.
It is precisely because of this that almost all the imperial tombs in ancient China have been dug out of their holes. Only the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin, which has been buried underground for thousands of years, is safe and reliable.