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	The Mausoleum of the first Qin Emperor
		Qin Shi Huang was the first Emperor of the Qin Dynasty (259 - 210 BC).
		Terra-cotta soldiers at the mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
		Constructed from 246 BC to 208 BC, the mausoleum was the first of its kind in Chinese history.
	www.shejapan.com /whs/heibayo/heibayo.html (743 words)

	Terracotta Army - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The terracotta figures were buried with the first Emperor of Qin (Qin Shi Huang) in 210-209 BC.
		According to the Grand Historian Sima Qian, the First Emperor was buried alongside great amounts of treasure and objects of craftsmanship, as well as a scale replica of the universe complete with gemmed ceilings representing the cosmos, and flowing mercury representing the great earthly bodies of water.
		Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom, a computer game simulating the economy and trade of medieval China, includes a sequence on the Qin empire where the Terracotta Army is constructed by the player as part of the scenario goal.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Terracotta_Army (1681 words)

	UFO Area SECRETS OF THE EMPEROR'S TOMB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Mausoleum was an elaborate construction, with jewels on the ceiling representing the constellations.
		The founder of the first unified empire in the history of China was born in Handan, an ancient town in northern China.
		Qin became the strongest of the seven states, and after the other six were finally defeated, China became a unified empire, a feudal monarchy under a strong central bureaucratic government.
	www.ufoarea.com /stonehill_emperor.html (4465 words)

	Qin Dynasty, first emperor of China
		The imperial tomb of Qin Shi Huang (259-210B.C), the first emperor of China and founder of the short-lived Qin Dynasty (211-206 B.C.), lies 35 kilometers east of the city of Xi;’an, in Lintong County, Shaanxi Province.
		For his personal Glorification, Emperor Qin Shi Huang built a number of elaborate palaces, the largest of which was the E Pang Palace situated in the southwest of present-day Xi’an.
		The first two pits were damaged in a fire (possibly razed by the rebel forces under Xiang Yu, who is said to have set the palaces and tomb Emperor Qin Shi Huang on fire after defeating the Qin forces), while the third pit caved in by itself.
	www.heritageeast.com /history/qin.htm (768 words)

	mausoleum of the first emperor of the qin dynasty
		mausoleum of the first emperor of the qin dynasty
		mausoleum of the first emperor of the qin dynasty (221 b.c.
		in december 1980, two sets of large painted bronze chariots and horses were unearthed 20 metres west of the tomb of the first emperor of the qin dynasty.
	www.xauat.edu.cn /yxsz/jianzhu/xian/soliders&m.htm (1027 words)

	China - Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (Terracotta Warriors)
		China - Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (Terracotta Warriors)
		210 B.C.), the first unifier of China, is buried, surrounded by the famous terracotta warriors, at the centre of a complex designed to mirror the urban plan of the capital, Xianyan.
		The Terracotta Warriors in the Mausoleum of the first Qin Emperor.
	worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk /frame-ChinaMausoleumQin.htm (528 words)

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		The First Emperor's tomb is called one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of this century.
		When the First Emperor had been placed in his tomb chamber and all the riches had been sealed, the middle and the outer gates were closed and no one of the workers that had been working on the tomb was ever seen again.
		If the preparations for the First Emperor's burial were nearly finished when the dynasty was destroyed in 206 BCE, one could be expecting that the archaeologists will dig out all those things that a grand emperor would find necessary in his life after death.
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	The Terracota Warriros (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		In 221 BC King Zheng proclaimed the Qin dynasty and took the unprecedented title of Shi Huang (First Emperor), assuming that his dynasty would last for thousands of years.
		On Octber of 1979, the Museum of Qin Shi Huang was established.
		This pit is to be the command headquarter of the Qin terracota army.
	www.camiguti.com /terracotas.html (1016 words)

	Motec Photo Gallery
		Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, Xi'an, China
		Emperor Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of the Qin dynasty (221 BC - 206 BC).
		When we visited the mausoleum an interesting dance show was put on at the square in front of the pyramid.
	themotec.com /Ole/WEB_Gallery95 (71 words)

	Qin Shi Huang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Qin Shi Huang continued military expansion during his reign, annexing regions to the south (what is now Guangdong province was penetrated by Chinese armies for the first time) and fighting nomadic tribes to the north and northwest.
		The work described the First Emperor's major steps toward unification and standardization as corresponding to the interests of the ruling group and the merchant class, not the nation or the people, and the subsequent fall of his dynasty a manifestation of the class struggle.
		Emperor Qin is the protagonist in the opera The First Emperor by Tan Dun.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Qin_Shi_Huangdi (5010 words)

	The Potala Palace
		The mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, covered with a pyramid-shaped mound of earth, nestles deep among tees some dozens of kilometers east of China’s ancient capital city of Xi’an.
		Investigations reveal that the mausoleum was constructed according to the layout of Xianyang, capital of the Qin regime.
		The discovery of the Qin warriors and horses testifies to the fact that painted sculpture appeared in China during the Qin period and influenced the development of the art in the following dynasties.
	www.sino-cs.ac.uk /html/Heritage/h_bmy.htm (1161 words)

	Terracotta Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The terracotta figures were buried with the first Emperor of Qin (Qin Shi Huangdi) in 210-209 BC.
		Qin Shi Huangdi was interred inside the tomb complex upon his death in 210 BC.
		According to the Grand Historian Sima Qian, the First Emperor was buried by a bitch alongside great amounts of treasure and objects of craftsmanship, as well as a scale replica of the universe complete with gemmed ceilings representing the cosmos, and flowing mercury representing the great earthly bodies of water.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Terracotta_Army (1516 words)

	The Army Xian China
		The Terracotta Army, literal meaning: "Soldier and Horse Figures"), inside the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, was discovered in March 1974 during the sinking of wells for farmland irrigation construction near Xian China, Shaanxi province.
		Called Xian First Qin Emperor's Terracotta Army Museum, Vault 1 was opened to the public in 1979, and the whole museum was completed in 1994.
		According to the Han Dynasty scholar Cai Yong, the first chariot was for clearing the road for the Emperor's entourage, and the second was his sleeping chariot.
	www.travel-the-real-china.com /xian-china-army.html (360 words)

	Mausoleum of First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty
		The Mausoleum of First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221-206BC) is located about 5km to the east of Lintong County in Shaanxi Province.
		In 209BC, when Emperor Shihuang was buried, his son ordered all his concubines without babies to be buried with the emperor in the mausoleum.
		The grave that is extant today is in the shape of a square taper, and its bottom is 515 meters long from the south to the north, 485 meters wide from the east to the west and 55 meters high.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_travel/2003-09/24/content_35134.htm (589 words)

	Xian History: Emperor Qin Shi Huang
		The founder of the first unified empire in the history of China, as well as its first emperor, he was Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
		Qin Shi Huang had a beleaguered and unstable childhood due to frequent wars between the seven states existing during the period.
		The central government had 12 ministers directly responsible to the emperor and the majority of military and administrative officials were all directly appointed or removed by the emperor himself.
	www.cnhomestay.com /city/terracotta/xian_history.htm (1281 words)

	Mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang, Travel Guide to Xi'an China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Emperor QInshihuang was the first emperor in China’s history.
		Emperor Qinshihuang seceded to the throng at the age.
		The emperor died in 259 BC and was buried in the elaborately built mausoleum in Lishan.
	www.chinahighlights.com /xian/attractions/mausoleum-of-qingshihuang.htm (499 words)

	SECRETS OF THE EMPEROR'S TOMB
		The Mausoleum was an elaborate construction, with jewels on the ceiling representing the constellations.
		The founder of the first unified empire in the history of China was born in Handan, an ancient town in northern China.
		Qin became the strongest of the seven states, and after the other six were finally defeated, China became a unified empire, a feudal monarchy under a strong central bureaucratic government.
	www.alienseekernews.com /writers/stonehill/articles/secret-of-emperors-tombs.html (4507 words)

	Exploring Chinese History :: Culture :: Chinese Archaeology :: Qin Mausoleum and Terra Cotta Army
		The terra cotta figures were buried with the first Emperor of Qin (Qin Shi Huang) in 210-209 BCE.
		Bronze chariot and horses of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, excavated in Xi'an.
		According to the Han Dynasty scholar Cai Yong (蔡邕 132-192), the first chariot was for clearing the road for the Emperor's entourage, and the second was his sleeping chariot.
	www.ibiblio.org /chinesehistory/contents/02cul/c03s01.html (994 words)

	The famous Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang (Tomb of Qin Shihuang) in Xian
		The Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang (Qin Shihuang Tomb) in Xian, first emperor of China, is at the northern foot of Lishan Mountain.
		The huge Qin Shihuang mausoleum is famous for its rich treasury of jewels and other precious objects at home and abroad.
		Qin Shihuang was buried here in 209 B.C. and currently this Qin mausoleum is surrounded by two rows of white poplar trees and steps were built from the road to the top of the mausoleum for easier access to this historical place.
	www.aguidetoasia.com /china/xi'an-mausoleum-emperor-qin.php (230 words)

	Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin Dynasty
		One of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the last century occurred in March 1974 is Mausoleum of the First Emperor Qin Dynasty in Shanxi Province of China.
		Emperor Qin Shi Huang was the first unified empire in the history of China.
		The three vaults were determined by archaeologists to be pits for burial objects accompanying the tomb of Qin Shi Huang.
	www.utdallas.edu /~lnwang/linatest6/main.html (221 words)

	Terracotta Army - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Qin Shi Huang had the figures created and buried with him in the belief that they would protect him after his death.
		The tomb of Qin Shi Huang is near an earthen pyramid 76 metres tall and nearly 350 metres square.
		It is thought that the tomb will contain many rooms, valuable treasures, and also the remains of the "interior designers" of the tomb, who were supposedly sealed alive inside the tomb to prevent them from telling anyone of the contents of the tomb or the location of its entrance.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Terracotta_Army (821 words)

	Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor - China Travel Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Mausoleum of the first Emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) is located 36 kilometers east of Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi Province, and 5 kilometers east of Lintong County.
		The entire mausoleum occupies an area of eight square kilometers and the mound stands 55 meters high.
		In 1980, two sets of large bronze chariots and horses were excavated west of the mausoleum.
	www.uvista.com /en/shaanxi/qinshihuang.htm (602 words)

	Inside China - UNESCO Recognized World Heritage Sites of China
		In about 220 B.C., under Emperor Qin Shin Huang, sections of fortifications which had been built earlier were joined together to form a united defence system against invasions from the north.
		The Terracotta Warriors are part of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor at Xi'an, which is about a one and a half hour flight west of Beijing.
		The Temple of Heaven, founded in the first half of the 15th century, is a dignified complex of fine cult buildings set in gardens and surrounded by historic pine woods.
	www.imperialtours.net /heritage.htm (2578 words)

	Dynasties of China: Qin Dynasty
		Although Qin is a short dynasty with a span of only fifteen years, it started off a 2,000-year-long imperial history in China and exerted a far-reaching influence on the subsequent dynasties.
		The first Qin emperor seized the power at the age of 22 in 238 BC.
		Since the northern tribe the Xiongnu plundered the northern frontiers repeatedly, Emperor Qin appointed one of his excellent generals - Mengtian - to the northern areas.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /intro/history/qin (736 words)

	How Was Emperor QinShihuang's Mausoleum Constructed?, Discover China Tours
		Emperor Qinâs Mausoleum is situated at the northern foot of Mount Li, some 35 kilometers east of Xi'an city.
		According to a decree of the Second Emperor, those of his fatherâs ladies who had no children were ordered to follow the emperor to the grave, as well as a lot of tomb builds buried alive.
		Emperor Qin believed that the life under the ground was a continuation of it in the world, he ordered with such a huge mausoleum to be constructed 2,200 years ago.
	www.discoverchinatours.com /discovery_emperor_qinshihuang_mausoleum_construction.html (997 words)

	Welcome to British Museum in London
		The First Emperor an acclaimed name in unifying the Chinese Empire for the first time in the history of China around 220 BC is also regarded one of country’s most ruthless rulers.
		The first Qin Emperor was interred inside the tomb complex upon his demise in 210BC amidst the embellishments of huge treasure, beautified ceiling adorned with gems and pearls giving a look of the cosmos adorned with heavenly bodies.
		The tomb of the First Emperor lies in the vicinity of an unsealed earthen pyramid 76meters tall and in the circumference of 350 sq meters.
	www.grangehotels.com /london_info/London-Events_British_Museum.htm (910 words)

	Audio Tours by GPS, iPhone, or iPod \| Opensource GPS Guided Audiotours, Walking Tours, Mediascapes and Soundseeing ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		According to the Grand Historian Sima Qian, The First Emperor was buried alongside great amounts of treasure and objects of craftsmanship, as well as a scale replica of the universe complete with gemmed ceilings representing the cosmos, and flowing mercury.
		Qin Shi Huang’s necropolis complex was constructed to serve as an imperial compound or palace.
		The power and military achievement of the First Emperor Qin Shi Huang is evident in the massive and monumental achievements present throughout his tomb complex, most notably the 8000 terracotta figures eternally serving to protect their leader.
	oggtours.com /blogtours/category/china/xian (795 words)

	China
		Eternal Armies of Qin Shihuangdi - concerning the terracotta warriors buried in the tomb of China's first emperor.
		Qin Shihuangdi's Tomb - images that illustrate the underground palace beneath the imperial tomb of Qin Shihuangdi, and the method by which it was constructed.
		Terra Cotta Warriors of the Qin Dynasty - at the burial-site of Qin Shihuangdi, clay warriors were placed to guard the emperor in the afterlife.
	www.geocities.com /cvas.geo/china.html (946 words)

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