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 | | This part of todays Shaanxi Province was where the first two imperial dynasties made their capitals, taking advantage of the natural defenses of the Huang (Yellow) River to the east and the Qin Ling Mountains to the south. |
 | | According to Records of the Grand Historian, a collection of texts written by Sima Qian of the Han imperial court about a hundred years after the death of Qin Shi Huang Di, Replicas of palaces, scenic towers
as well as rare utensils and wonderful objects, were brought to fill up the tomb. |
 | | View an image of Qin Shi Huang Di, the ruler who unified China, and learn more about the Qin and Han dynasties at this websitea great starting point for online resources on Chinese history from 1700 B.C. (the start of the Shang dynasty) to A.D. 1644 (the end of the Ming). |
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