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underground palace of the mausoleum is the core of the whole buildings.
According to Sima, a great historian in the Western Han Dynasty, the
Qin mausoleum was built deep down in the underground, where a foundation
of bronze was laid and sarcophagus was coated there on .Rare objects
and jewels were collected from the palaces and from various officials,
and were carried there and stored in vast quantities. Artificers were
ordered to construct mechanical crossbows, which, If anyone were to
enter ,would immediately discharge their arrows .With the aid of quicksilver
,rivers and seas were made the flowing movement of which was affected
by mechanical driving .On the vault top were the delineated celestial
constellations, while on the floor, there were the geographical divisions
of the earth. Candles made from the floor ,there were the delineated
celestial constellations ,while on the floor, there were the geographical
divisions of the earth .Candles made from the fat of the walrus were
said to bum for a very long time .This indicates that the interior
of the mausoleum is grand and gorgeous palace and treasure house.
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