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ancient people thought the spirit could be still alive in the next
would after they died ,so did emperor Qin Shihuang . he attempted
to move the earthly empire to the heaven and establish an underground
empire that was as glorious and dignified as the one he ruled over
when alive.¡¡¡¡Around the emperor Qin's tomb approximately 600 satellite tombs and pits have been discovered in the vicinity of mausoleum. Among them is a pit containing the emperor's bronze chariots and horses symbolizing the journey of his spirit to the world of the dead: various pits containing rare birds and animals indicate the emperor's love of hunting; stable pits depict the imperial studs ;and three pils containing the terra-cotta warriors and horses represent the mighty army of the Qin Dynasty. ¡¡¡¡At present, three places of the burial pits have been investigated ,which are 17 pits outside the east wall of the mausoleum; 20 pits inside the small city; and some burial pits in the north gate between inner and outer walls. Furthermore, in the southwest of the mausoleum the massive graves for the builders have been discovered .Not any coffins found to hold the remains of the mausoleum builders; their bodies were roughly put together with one overlapping the other. |
