Top 10 ancient mausoleums in China

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    Mausoleum of First Emperor of Qin Dynasty 秦始皇陵

 

Top 10 ancient mausoleums in China

Mausoleum of First Emperor of Qin Dynasty is the burial place of the Emperor Qin Shi Huang. [xour.cn] 

The Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin Dynasty (221-206BC) is located about 5km east of Lintong County, Shaanxi Province. According to the Records of the Great Historian, Qin Shihuang began building his mausoleum just after he became the king of the Qin State in 246 BC. In 221 BC, the Qin State unified other six states of northeast China and established the Qin Dynasty. Then he drove over 70,000 criminal slaves from all over the place to continue the construction. It took 36 years to complete the project.  (more)

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