Speaking of the tombs of ancient Chinese emperors, who is the most mysterious emperor? Presumably, many readers will think of Qin Shihuang the first time. As the first emperor in Chinese history, Qin Shihuang not only left a great cause for future generations, but also left a mysterious and shocking tomb at the foot of Li Mountain in Xi'an, Shaanxi.
First of all, let’s take a look at Lishan, which is a branch of the Qinling Mountains. Although Lishan is not as high as about 1,000 meters above sea level, Lishan is a faulted mountain formed by the uplifting of the Himalayas’ orogeny. “Huashan and Lushan are both Belongs to fault block mountain". The biggest feature of this fault-block mountain of
is that the peaks are steep and there are many gullies. There are many north-south valleys on Lishan Mountain. When a storm comes, mountain torrents will erupt, forming a block of impact fans on the north side of Lishan Mountain. Built on top of one of the impact fans.
built a 3,500-meter-long flood control embankment in the Emperor Qin Shihuang’s Mausoleum. This dam not only plays a role in resisting mountain floods, but also in diverting floods.
Lishan often erupts with flash floods and such a large-scale mausoleum, why did Qin Shihuang use huge manpower and financial resources to choose the site of the tomb in Lishan?
There are several rumors and theories about this issue: The first type of
is that Qin Shihuang was very obsessed with the art of immortality in order to achieve immortality. Historical records record that Qin Shihuang was very obsessed with the art of longevity. In order to rule the people forever, Qin Shihuang kept sending people to find the elixir of immortality.
Rumor has it that every ridge of Lishan is like a petal, and the whole mountain looks like a lotus flower. This kind of mountain is very qi-gathering. If people are buried in this place, the dead can absorb the qi of heaven and earth. Finally became a god. This argument sounds interesting, but it can't stand scrutiny and is too superstitious. The second argument of
is more convincing. Someone found another explanation in the "Shui Jing Zhu", which recorded this sentence: "Qin Shihuang had a great burial, and built a mound on the mountain of Lirong. The name is Lantian, its yin is more golden, its yang is more beautiful jade, and the first emperor is greedy for his good name, so he was buried." The sentence
means that Qin Shihuang rejoiced in the wind of thick burial and built his mausoleum on Lishan because it was north of Lishan There is a lot of gold, and there are a lot of beautiful jade on that side. Qin Shihuang wanted to take the gold and beautiful jade on the mountain as his own, so he wanted to bury himself in Lishan. This statement of
has been recognized by most people. But over time, this statement has also been questioned. After people's detection of gold and beautiful jade in Lishan, it is actually insignificant. The third argument of
is that modern archaeological experts infer that the site of the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang at Lishan should be related to the funeral system at that time.
had strict patriarchal etiquette between the elders and juniors in ancient times, and even the position of the tomb after death was distinguished from inferiority. Although Qin Shihuang unified the world and took power, he had to retreat in front of the elders.
has this record in books such as "Book of Rites" and "Er Ya": "Southward, northward, and the west is above." The Eastern Han Dynasty Wang Chong also recorded in "Lun Heng": "The husband of the West, the land of the elderly, The position of the venerable is also, the venerable is in the west, and the humble is in the east." This western record all shows that the elders are buried in the west, and the younger generations are buried in the east.
has been verified through textual research that the Emperor Qin Shihuang’s mausoleum conforms to the etiquette system of "the descendants live in the east".
Some experts believe that the Emperor Qin Shihuang’s mausoleum is not only related to the ritual system of "the descendants living in the east", but is also influenced by the concept of "building a mausoleum on the mountain".
The Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang is backed by Lishan Mountain and faces Weishui River. The undulating mountain of Lishan is like a huge screen standing behind the tomb, which is an ideal cemetery. This view is not the final conclusion, but it is the most scientific and rigorous view.
There are still many mysteries about the construction of the Emperor Qin Shihuang’s mausoleum, but since the cemetery has not been excavated yet, and the burial area is still being explored, many questions remain unsolved.
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