Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor

Impression of the mausoleum

May 8th 2007
Mausoleum of First Qin Emperor Summary: Nearby the Terracotta Warriors you find the mausoleum of the first emperor of China Qin Shi Huangdi (259 BC - 210 BC). After his father died he ascended the throne at the age of 13, when the construction of his tomb began. On completion of his many conquests, he ordered around 720.000 conscript laborors to hurry up on building his royal tomb. The tomb w ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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