How mysterious is the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang?

Qin Shihuang was the first official emperor in feudal society in Chinese history. Even the nickname emperor was invented by Qin Shihuang and was used until the end of the Qing Dynasty. It influenced Chinese history for more than two thousand years. Qin Shihuang pioneered The system of prefectures and counties has also influenced Chinese history for more than two thousand years. Even today, our administrative regions are an upgraded version of the system of prefectures and counties. Qin Shihuang unified the world and made China a unified country. Qin Shihuang unified everything, including weights and measures. , writing, language, currency, law, wheels, etc., make the Chinese culture have a long history. This is Qin Shihuang's eternal achievement.

Qin Shihuang also has countless secrets, such as why he didn’t establish a prince? This led to Hu Hai usurping the throne. For example, why didn't he establish a queen? When Hu Hai raised his butcher knife to massacre his brothers and sisters, no one could stop him. However, the most mysterious thing was Qin Shihuang’s mausoleum. Today, let’s talk about what is mysterious about Qin Shihuang’s mausoleum?

Qin Shihuang

1. Why did it take 39 years to build Qin Shi Huang’s mausoleum?

The construction of Qin Shihuang’s mausoleum began when he ascended the throne as King of Qin. At that time, King Qin Yingzheng was only 13 years old. At the age of 13, he began to build the mausoleum where he would die in the future. This is somewhat incredible and useful. Have you started building your own mausoleum since you were 13 years old? Whose decision was this? Is it Qin Shihuang’s own?

In other words, the first thing Ying Zheng did when he ascended the throne as King of Qin at the age of 13 was to build a mausoleum for himself. Don’t you think it’s weird? 13 years old is a vibrant age, so why would you think of building a mausoleum when you die in the future? Moreover, this construction took 39 years. When Qin Shi Huang died, the mausoleum was not completed. It took another 2 years after Qin Shi Huang's death to complete and successfully bury Qin Shi Huang's body.

It took 39 years to build a mausoleum. This matter is absolutely unique in the entire history of China. Even if it is placed in world history, there is no precedent. If Qin Shihuang really started it after King Yingzheng of Qin came to the throne. I personally guess that Ying Zheng had the ambition to conquer China and unify the world when he was 13 years old. At the same time, he wanted to build his mausoleum into the most luxurious and magnificent mausoleum in Chinese history.

The Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang is very large

2. Why is the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang so big?

Do you know how big the tomb of Qin Shihuang is? It is 56 square kilometers, equivalent to the area of ??7842 standard football fields, equivalent to the area of ??2 Dongcheng Districts in Beijing. With such a large area, it is no wonder that it takes so long to repair. Until now, even with high-tech technology Support, we haven’t fully figured out the specific distribution map of Qin Shi Huang’s mausoleum. Even the discovered terracotta warriors and horses of Qin Shi Huang’s mausoleum are just a few burial pits in Qin Shi Huang’s mausoleum. Think about it, how much content does Qin Shi Huang’s mausoleum contain?

Judging from the data and ancient people’s views on death, Qin Shihuang wanted to remain the emperor in the underworld forever after his death, so he built the mausoleum to be like all the palaces he lived in during his lifetime. The size, the same layout, the same luxury, so that people can still enjoy glory and wealth forever after death.

Terracotta Warriors and Horses Buried

3. Who designed the tomb of Qin Shihuang?

For such a huge mausoleum, there must be a designer and drawings, right? So who is the designer of Qin Shihuang's tomb? Being able to design such a large and luxurious building complex as the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, and solving many construction problems, this designer must be no ordinary person. This definitely reflects the highest level of architecture during the Qin Dynasty, and the designer behind the scenes is Qin. The most famous construction engineer during the dynasty, but unfortunately I don’t know who he is?

Maybe the designer is not one person, but a group of people. Because it took so long to build, it took 39 years, and the people who can design such a complex building are not young people. The mausoleum has to solve the problem of underground water. Problems, earthwork problems to be solved, foundation problems to be solved, and a series of other problems, these are all mysterious.

Colored figurines

4. What is the internal structure of the tomb of Qin Shihuang?

We have a rough idea of ??some of the internal structures of Qin Shi Huang’s mausoleum from Sima Qian’s historical records, but before the tomb was actually built, these structures only existed in books. For example, the history books said that mercury was used in Qin Shi Huang’s mausoleum. Rivers, lakes and seas are made, so the question is, how are rivers, lakes and seas made with mercury? How the ancients were able to craft with toxic mercury without being harmed has always been a mystery.

There are also various sun, moon and stars in the world in the tomb. How were they made? Also mysterious.

In addition, there are also crossbows in the mausoleum that can automatically fire. How is this function implemented? It is incredible that such a machine could appear in the Qin Dynasty. At that time, all machines were manually operated and there were no automatic machines. How the skilled craftsmen of the Qin Dynasty made self-firing crossbows is also a mystery.

Where is Qin Shihuang’s underground palace? What's in the underground palace? No one knows, because everyone who knows is dead. They only know that Qin II buried many people with Qin Shihuang, including craftsmen who built the tomb, slaves, and concubines who had no children. Even Qin Shihuang’s son was buried by Qin Shihuang. There were also people who were forcibly buried with Shi Huhai, such as Gongzi Gao.

Underground Palace

Historical records also say that there are candles made of salamander paste in the mausoleum, which can burn for a long time without going out. This is of course impossible, if the sealing performance of the mausoleum is good. , it is impossible to burn for a long time without oxidation, why are candles lit in the tomb?

5. When was Qin Shihuang buried? How was he buried?

Qin Shihuang died of illness in the sand dunes. Afterwards, his body was still traveling in the car for a month before returning to Xianyang. Qin II was not buried until the following year. So how was Qin Shihuang's body embalmed? Moreover, Qin Shihuang died in the hottest summer of the year. Before he returned to Xianyang City, his body was already rotting and smelly. It was left there for more than a year. How to deal with Qin Shihuang's body at this time?

Whether there is Qin Shihuang’s body in the underground palace is also unknown. If Qin Shihuang’s real body can be found and DNA testing is performed, many secrets will be revealed, such as whose son he is? How did he die? Could it be Zhao Gao and others who murdered him? These problems will all be known after the discovery of Qin Shihuang's body.

Underground Palace Coffin

Another possibility is that the remains of Qin Shihuang are really in the underground palace? Is it possible that Qin Shihuang's body is not in the underground palace, but has been buried in a specific location in the mausoleum? These are also unknowns.

6. What treasures are there in the tomb of Qin Shihuang?

The terracotta warriors and horses we know now will not be Qin Shihuang's guards in the underworld. Since Qin Shihuang wants to be the emperor forever, then he will ask to bring everything he liked when he was alive to the mausoleum, so the mausoleum There should be a large number of treasures, countless books, countless various palaces, tools, utensils, and various people buried with them. These things should be completely imitated in the style of the Qin Dynasty. If one day, Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum If it can be opened and preserved intact, it will have great scientific research value for the study of Qin Dynasty society, but so far, these are mysterious and unpredictable.