And Qin Shihuang also had countless secrets, such as why didn't he set up 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 and slaughtered his brothers and sisters, no one could stop him. However, the most mysterious thing is the mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor. What are the mysteries of today's Qin Shihuang Mausoleum?
Qin Shi Huang
1. Why did the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor have to be built for 39 years?
Qin Shihuang's mausoleum was built when he became king of Qin. At that time, Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, was only 13 years old, and he began to build his own mausoleum when 13 years old. This is a little incredible. /kloc-is it necessary to start building your own mausoleum at the age of 0/3? Whose decision is this? Is it Qin Shihuang's own?
In other words, isn't it strange that a 13-year-old Ying Zheng just acceded to the throne as the king of Qin, and the first thing he did was to build a mausoleum for himself? 13 age, full of vigor and vitality. What makes you think of building a mausoleum when you die in the future? And it has been repaired for 39 years. When Qin Shihuang died, the mausoleum was not repaired. Two years after Qin Shihuang's death, Qin Shihuang's body was completed and successfully built before burial.
A mausoleum has been built for 39 years, which is absolutely unique in the whole history of China. Even in the history of the world, there is no precedent. If Qin Shihuang really started construction only after Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, ascended the throne, then I guess Ying Zheng had the ambition to conquer China and unify the world when he was 13 years old, and he also wanted to build his mausoleum into the most luxurious and magnificent mausoleum in China history.
The mausoleum of Qin Shihuang is very large.
Second, why should the tomb of Qin Shihuang be built so big?
Do you know how big the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang is? There are 56 square kilometers, which is equivalent to the area of 7842 standard football fields and the area of two Dongcheng districts in Beijing. No wonder it took so long to build. Up to now, even with the support of high technology, we have not fully understood the specific distribution map of Qin Shihuang's mausoleum. Even the terracotta warriors and horses discovered by Qin Shihuang are just a few burial pits in Qin Shihuang's mausoleum. How much do you think the mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor should contain?
According to the information and ancient people's views on death, Qin Shihuang wanted to be emperor in the underworld forever after his death, so he built a mausoleum with the same size, layout and luxury as all the palaces he lived in before his death, so that he could enjoy prosperity forever after his death.
Buried with terracotta warriors and horses
3. Who designed the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor?
There must be designers and drawings for such a huge mausoleum, right? So who was the designer of Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum? The designer who can design such a huge and luxurious building complex as the Mausoleum of the First Qin Dynasty and solve many construction problems must not be ordinary people, which definitely reflects the highest level of architecture in the Qin Dynasty. The designer behind the scenes is the most famous architectural engineer in the Qin Dynasty, but I don't know who it is.
Maybe the designer is not a person, but a group of people. Because it took too long to build, it has been built for 39 years, and the people who can design such a complex building are not young people. The mausoleum should solve the problems of groundwater, earthwork, foundation and so on. These are all mysterious.
Colored figurine
4. What is the internal structure of Qin Shihuang Mausoleum?
We know roughly some internal structures of Qin Shihuang Mausoleum from Sima Qian's historical records, but before the mausoleum was really laid, these structures only existed in books. For example, the history books say that the rivers, lakes and seas of Qin Shihuang's mausoleum are all made of mercury, so the question is, how are rivers, lakes and seas made of mercury? How the ancients made it with toxic mercury without being hurt has always been a mystery. There are all kinds of sun, moon and stars in the mausoleum. How is this done? And mysterious.
In addition, there are arrows and crossbows that can be fired automatically in the mausoleum. How is this function realized? It is incredible that this kind of machine can appear in the Qin Dynasty. At that time, all the machines were operated manually, and there were no automatic machines. It is also a mystery how the craftsmen of the Qin Dynasty made the crossbow with automatic shooting.
Where is the underground palace of Qin Shihuang? What's in the underground palace? No one knows, because everyone who knows is dead. Except Qin Ershi, many people were buried with Qin Shihuang, including craftsmen who built tombs, slaves, childless concubines, and even Qin Shihuang's son was forcibly buried with Qin Ershi and Hu Hai, such as Gongzi Gao.
Underground palace-the tomb of the emperor's mausoleum
Historical records also say that candles made of giant salamander paste can burn for a long time, which is of course impossible. If the tomb has good sealing performance, Takuya will not be oxidized if it can't be burned. Why do you light candles in the grave?
5. When was Qin Shihuang buried? How was it buried?
Qin Shihuang died in a sand dune. After that, his body cruised in the car for a month before returning to Xianyang. The following year, Qin Ershi was buried. So how to preserve the remains of Qin Shihuang? Besides, Qin Shihuang died in the hottest summer of the year. Before he returned to Xianyang city, his body was rotten and smelly, and then he was put away for more than a year. What should I do with Qin Shihuang's body at this time?
Whether there is a body of Qin Shihuang in the underground palace is unknown. If we can find Qin Shihuang's real body and carry out DNA testing, many secrets will be revealed, such as whose son is he? How did he die? Could it be that Zhao Gao and others murdered him? These problems were known after the discovery of Qin Shihuang's body.
Underground coffin
Another possibility is whether 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 long been buried in a specific location in the mausoleum? These are also unknowns.
6. What treasures are there in Qin Shihuang's tomb?
The terracotta warriors and horses we know now will not be just the guards of Qin Shihuang in the underworld. Since Qin Shihuang wanted to be emperor forever, he would ask to bring everything he liked when he was alive to the mausoleum. There should be many treasures, countless books, countless palaces, tools, utensils and people buried with him in the mausoleum. These things should be completely modeled after the style of the Qin Dynasty. If one day, Qin Shihuang's mausoleum can be opened and preserved well, then