Domestic Lintong District of Xi'an Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum is located 35 kilometers east of Shaanxi Province, is the first emperor in Chinese history's first centralized state of a multi-ethnic construction of Qin Shi Huang in 208 BC to 246 BC, is also China's history an emperor cemetery. Its huge scale, rich funerary objects ranks first emperors mausoleum.

Shaanxi Province is known as "natural history museum" Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum and is the only one of its World Heritage Site. 2003 began construction of Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum ruins park, is a core focus area and display area Chinese Qin culture, Qin Terracotta Warriors and China's first feudal emperor's mausoleum - the mausoleum, but also with the mausoleum match the Bronzes armor stone pit, copper chariot pit, pit exotic animals, horses sacrificial pit sites, as well as including Bronzes Chariots Qin including tens of thousands of precious cultural relics.

In order to strengthen the protection and study of the mausoleum, the Shaanxi provincial government decided to set up a Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses based, Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang based Park Museum, responsible for the overall planning of Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum, long-term construction and daily management; bear Emperor Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum archaeological investigation, exploration and excavation, engaged in conservation, education and display display; carry out academic research, exchange and cooperation. It will also be following the National Palace Museum, Nanjing Museum in China's third largest museum. In this commemorative meeting, the Museum of Terracotta Warriors Museum emblem, Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum Museum School emblem was released.

Terracotta Warriors known as "one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in the history of the twentieth century", in 1987 UNESCO World Heritage List. Thirty years tourists totaled more than sixty million people, including more than five million overseas tourists trips, toured over 70 cities in more than 40 countries.

Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum South by layers of overlapping peaks, lush forests Lishan, north meandering song transfer, silver snake lying like Weishui coast. Tall mound in the towering peaks and ridges seal surrounded and Lishan seamless, beautiful, unique show environment. Large-scale tomb, imposing. Cemetery total area of ​​56.25 square kilometers (78 Palace size). About 115 meters high on the hills mound original and is still as high as 76 meters, 3840 meters inside and outside the double Zhou Chang wall, the inner city cemetery, Zhou Chang 6210 meters outside the city. Inside and outside the enclosing walls there are about 8-10 meters high walls, this is still remaining ruins. Burial area in the south, rest room and Piandian buildings in the North.

January 29, 1974, in the eastern side of the mausoleum tombs 1.5 kilometers, local farmers drilling accidentally dug up a pottery warrior head. After excavation relevant national organizations, and finally found the whole world shocked the Terracotta Warriors and Horses.

Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum is China's first emperor cemetery. Its huge scale, rich funerary objects ranks first emperors mausoleum. After the death of Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum in accordance with the principles still enjoy the splendor, modeled on the layout of the Qin capital Xianyang construction, generally back to shape, built around the tomb of internal and external double wall, cemetery city wall Zhou Chang 3870 m, 6210 m Zhou Chang the outer city wall, Ling current proven area of ​​large-scale ground construction for the rest room, Piandian, Temple Park officials homes and other sites. According to historical records, the mausoleum Mausoleum distinction from the cemetery area and burial area in two parts. Cemetery covers an area of ​​nearly 80,000 square kilometers, outside, inner city double, four cone-shaped mound was. Mausoleum mound formed three steps, was covered bucket-shaped, approximately square bottom, the bottom area of ​​about 25 square meters, 115 meters high, but because of wind and rain erosion experienced two thousand years and vandalism, the bottom area is now mound approximately 120,000 square meters, a height of 87 meters (another item: the early cemetery 120 meters high, "if the tall mountain", after weathering and vandalism, reducing more than 40 meters). The whole hill a total area of ​​56.25 square kilometers. Building materials are from Hubei, Sichuan and other places shipped. In order to prevent river erosion tomb of Qin Shi Huang also ordered the north-south flow into east-west.

Southern cemetery there is a mound 43 meters high. Built with rammed earth walls inside and outside the two. Within the city Zhou Chang 3890 meters, 6249 meters outside the Zhou Chang the city, they were a symbol of the Imperial City and Miyagi. Between the inner city and outer city archaeologists discovered the burial Ma Hang, people outside the pit figurines, rare birds and animals pits, pit and martyrdom Mausoleum, the tomb stables pit, pit and repair the mausoleum sentences of imprisonment personnel. Grave has been found in more than 400 seats.

Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum mound 55.05 meters high, Zhou Chang 2000 meters. The survey found that the entire cemetery covers an area of ​​220,000 square meters, there are large-scale palace pavilion building. The mausoleum is divided into shape both inside and outside the two cities. 6264 meters of the inner Zhou Chang the city Zhou Chang 2525.4 meters square, outside the city. The scale of the mausoleum is far from the pyramids of Egypt can be compared.

Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum is China's first royal cemetery, nearly 100 imperial tombs in China, with its large-scale, rich burial known to the world. In 1956, Shaanxi Province Renminzhengfu announced for the provincial key cultural relics protection units, in 1961, was released the first batch of key cultural relics protection units of the State Council, People's Republic of China, in 1987, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the Mausoleum of Emperor included Shijiewenhua Heritage catalog, become the common wealth of mankind. Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum in 2002 won the national AAAA level scenic spots.

Car lines

Address: Lintong District of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum

Travel Line: Take the East Railway Station Square Museum at 306, 307; 306 Road, the fare 5.5 yuan (walking speed); 307 yuan; made 00-18: 00, every 10 minutes.

By car: car car can forward along the West Tongguan highway, travel 24 km (road toll 10 yuan), to reach the Lintong district, three kilometers before the line, that is, Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum, move four kilometers, that is, to the Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses ; can was driving west along the highway, its roads in good condition, in a non-peak traffic periods, fewer vehicles, speed up to 60 km / h, just 30 minutes to reach the Lintong.