In 1996, China and Germany joined forces to carry out an archaeological operation - to explore the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang!
This archaeological operation can be said to have come prepared. Germany carries advanced NMR scanning remote sensing technology, which can detect tens of meters underground, and China is also ready to include materials, manpower, technology and other aspects, just waiting to find out.
The archaeological operation went ahead as promised, and when the experts probed, they discovered many unknown secrets......
The first is the dungeon. The underground palace of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is in the shape of an inverted pyramid, with a total of 9 floors, each connected by steps. Whether it is the number 9, the steps, or the shape, they all deeply reflect the importance that ancient emperors attached to power and etiquette.
The underground palace gradually narrowed from top to bottom, not only making clever use of the underground space, but also Qin Shi Huang's arrangement of concentrating power on himself, as well as the unbreakable ruling order.
The interior of the underground palace is also divided into areas, including a large hall for ceremonies, a secret room for storing treasures, and a dormitory for people to live in. The decoration is also extremely elegant, and the whole underground palace is magnificent.
There were so many surprises in one dungeon, which made the experts very happy, so they probed into more hidden corners.
The next target is the tomb of Qin Shi Huang!
Before the exploration, the experts had a psychological estimate of the burial chamber, but when the results were presented in front of them, they were completely shocked.
The scale of the burial chamber is very huge, 80 meters from east to west, 50 meters wide from north to south, 15 meters high, with a total area of more than 4,000 square meters. This is extremely rare in ancient tombs in the past, and both the scale and the size are shocking.
Through remote sensing technology, experts found that there were shapes similar to mountains and rivers inside the underground palace, which reminded them of Sima Qian's "Historical Records", which recorded the existence of mountains and rivers representing the Great Qin Empire in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang.
The layout, scale, and design of the dungeon are all amazing. What is even more ingenious is that the ancient craftsmen not only made full use of the underground space and built it extremely exquisitely, but also reflected the rule of Qin Shi Huang in the underground world everywhere.
After the main burial chamber was explored, the experts inadvertently found a huge burial pit next to it. The burial pit is very large, with tens of thousands of square meters, and there are various ordnance such as chariots, horses, weapons, etc., as well as extremely well-made armor, which amazes the experts.
The armor was numerous and well-made, showing the superb skills of the craftsmen of the Qin Dynasty and the performance of Qin Shi Huang's military prowess.
A complete piece of armor requires about 600 pieces of armor, and each piece of armor has to go through a variety of processes such as selection and polishing, and it takes a lot of time to make a piece of armor, and it is hard to imagine how much manpower and material resources were used to complete these armors at that time.
From the ordnance of the burial pit, it can also be seen why Qin Shi Huang was able to unify the six countries, because he had a well-equipped and well-trained army, which was the confidence to support him to defeat other countries!
From the underground palace, the burial chamber to the burial pit, the experts were completely amazed by the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. After the exploration was over, the experts decided to keep it in its original appearance and not excavate it. Not only because of technical reasons, but also the secrets behind the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, once unraveled, may be difficult to preserve.
When we marvel at the grandeur of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, we should also think of the great effort and wisdom of the ancients when it was built, let us visit it with awe!