Interesting to read that "rivers of mercury" flow inside this mountain tomb of the cruel delusional megalomaniac emperor and that he was insane from drinking "immortal elixirs" (mercury+herbs); (ancient viagra?)....can cause toxic metal poisoning la..
Chinese geologists tested frozen earth samples from mausoleum - positive for mercury anomaly while elsewhere negative.
Crazy but he's very much "alive in a different way" for after more than 2200 years....everyone still knows his name. The Great Wall, terracotta army, are synonymous with his name - great tourist attraction....Hope to visit the Great Wall someday.
Mausoleum took 800,000 workers 39 years to construct. Total area 56.25 sq.kilometers. Below the 50 meters deep earth is an underground palace where the coffin is placed.
Chinese geologists tested frozen earth samples from mausoleum - positive for mercury anomaly while elsewhere negative.
Crazy but he's very much "alive in a different way" for after more than 2200 years....everyone still knows his name. The Great Wall, terracotta army, are synonymous with his name - great tourist attraction....Hope to visit the Great Wall someday.
Mausoleum took 800,000 workers 39 years to construct. Total area 56.25 sq.kilometers. Below the 50 meters deep earth is an underground palace where the coffin is placed.
Aerial view of tomb. In geomancy terms (or fengshui) it is located in the eye of the dragon of the Li mountains. Emperor Qin wants to keep an eye on his country even after death.
In his quest to be immortal, his court physicians concorted chemical potions/elixirs for him which eventually drove him to an early death which was good as he was a cruel tyrant. Millions of people died in all his construction projects.
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Read about mausoleum structure
Read 9 enigmas of mausoleum
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The Great Wall aka The longest cemetery in the world.
Workers who died building the Wall were buried under it. Tens of thousands men were captured and forced into labour. By reckoning the number who died against the length of the wall, it can be said that for every meter of wall is a dead body. Thats just how many dead souls there are - they are the ancient sentinels of the Great Wall and ancient superstitions believed thats the reason why the Wall stood strong up till today - human sacrifices and dead souls strengthens the construction physically and spiritually.
Great Wall section built during Ming Dynasty
Simatai Great Wall, very steep. Unrestored original wall at least 400 years old.
Gubeikou Great Wall
Ruins of Qin Dynasty Great Wall
Hebei
Inner Mongolia
1) History and facts: Read about The Great Wall
2) Tourist information: Visiting Great Wall, Beijing
Another magnificient mausoleum is the Tang dynasty Empress Wu Zetian's Qianling mausoleum in Liangshan Hills, between "Nipple Hills". Read/see video: Click
2) Tourist information: Visiting Great Wall, Beijing
Another magnificient mausoleum is the Tang dynasty Empress Wu Zetian's Qianling mausoleum in Liangshan Hills, between "Nipple Hills". Read/see video: Click
