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1. Location of the Qin Emperor’s tomb
(1).Why was the Emperor Qin’s tomb built there?
(2). The First Emperor of China and his mausoleum.
2. The Terracotta Warriors pits and other attendant pits.
3. How were the 3 pits discovered?
4 Why is the army facing East?
5.How did the warriors get burnt and destroyed?
6. The square battle formation of pit 1
7. Why weren’t the warriors found until 1974?
8.The army headquarters of the warriors
(1) Who is the commander of the army ?
(2) How did pit 3 control the other two pits?
9. The function of pit four
10. The goose-flying battle formation of the three pits.
11 The “Four Deities” battle formation of pit 2.
12. How did the archeologists find the edge of the pits before they were fully excavated? Are there more warriors buried under the building or under your feet?
13. The terracotta figures in pit two.
14. The history of Emperor Qin’s family.
15. The bronze weapons.
16. The entrance and the wooden ceiling in pit two.
17. The bronze chariots and horses.
18.Why was the Qin army able to conquer the other six states in 221.B.C. but then shortly after could not defeat the unarmed peasants during their uprising?

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clarenceguo · Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 4 Location:

. Location of the Qin Emperor’s tomb
Emperor Qin’s mausoleum is situated at the northern foot of Mount Li, on the southern bank of the Wei River, some 35 kilometers east of Xi’an city.

(1).Why was the Emperor Qin’s tomb built there?
The capital of the Qin dynasty was the city of Xianyang which sits 30 km northwest of Xi’an, the tomb itself is 35 km east of Xi’an. From Xianyang
Palace to the tomb is approximately 65 km.

Why did Emperor Qin chose this place for his tomb?
(a) In 770 B.C., to the west of Xi’ an, the first capital of the Qin state was established in Gansu province near the city of Tianshui. In 335 B.C. the
Qin capital moved eastward to Xianyang. Emperor Qin’s grandfather and father were buried in Zhangyang, 20 km east of Xi’an, so he built his tomb even further east of theirs.

(b)According to Taoist tradition, the south of the mountain is ”Yang”, the north of the mountain is ”Yin”.According to the same tradition the south bank of a river is “Yin” and north bank of the river is”yang”. The Qin capital Xianyang is located at north bank of Wei River and south side of the mountain, and is therefore named “Xianyang”
which means ”Both yangs” or “all yangs”. So the tomb for his after life should be located in ”Xianyin”or “Both Yins”, this is why he built the tomb north of the Li mountain and south of the Wei River.

(c) A few kilometers east of the tomb, the mountain and river begin getting closer ,that's the gate of the Qin state. So Emperor Qin built his tomb there to guard his kingdom.

(d) The southern side of Mount Li is famous for gold and the north of the mountain for jade. Qin Ling mountains look like a Chinese dragon, Mount Li resembling the head of the dragon, with the Wei river to the north. It can be said that the emperor selected this site as his tomb primarily because it follows the principles of Fengshui.