The mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is located in Lintong District, 35 kilometers east of Xi 'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province. The construction of the mausoleum lasted 38 years and involved more than 700,000 workers. Over the years, a total of 50 thousand important cultural relics have been unearthed. 1980 Two bronze painted carriages were unearthed. They are the largest and most complete bronze chariots and horses ever discovered. 1 974, farmers who dug wells about 1.5 km east of Qin Shihuang's mausoleum found three tombs containing ions buried in Qin Shihuang's legs. The largest of the three tombs contains 6000 life-size terracotta warriors and horses. The collection of warriors is often called "the eighth wonder of the world"
The mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is located in Lintong District, 35 kilometers east of Xi, Shaanxi Province. The construction of the imperial tomb took 38 years and employed more than 700,000 people. In the past few years, * * * has excavated more than 50,000 important cultural relics. 1980 excavated two bronze carriages, which are the largest and best preserved bronze carriages ever discovered. 1974, when the villagers were digging a well 3 miles east of the mausoleum, they found three pits of Qin Shihuang figurines. There are 6000 life-size terracotta warriors and horses of Qin Shihuang in the largest of the three terracotta warriors and horses pits. The Terracotta Warriors are called the eighth wonder of the world.