The Mystery of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang) In the underground palace of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, how many unknown secrets are hidden waiting to be revealed? When will we be able to witness the mystery of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor being revealed?
Why has the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, which lasted for 2,000 years, not been excavated so far? The construction of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang began in 247 BC and has been in existence for more than 2,000 years.
According to records, a total of 720,000 manpower was collected for the construction of the entire imperial tomb, which took 39 years.
Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang: The Crystallization of Wisdom and Labor The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, the largest underground mausoleum in the world, was completed in a ten-year construction period. This is enough to prove that the amount and scale of its work are unprecedented.
Behind this grand project is the embodiment of the outstanding wisdom and hard work of the ancient Chinese. It was not until 1962 that the first survey of this great project was carried out.
Surprisingly, according to the results of the exploration, there were no traces of excavation or destruction of the entire imperial tomb. For 2,000 years, no one has excavated the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, and not even the traces of tomb robbers have been found.
It has been 60 years since the country first surveyed the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, but there has still been no in-depth excavation and exploration. So, is it because it hasn't been excavated, or has it ever been, but we haven't found it?
The secrets of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang are waiting for us to uncover.
The mystery of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is not easy to unravel, and there are many considerations involved. First of all, the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is extremely large, and its roots are even deeper than many people imagine.
The total area is about 5625 square kilometers, the layout of the inner and outer city is distinct, and the specifications are even greater than the Forbidden City, and the location of the imperial mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is equivalent to the inner city of the imperial palace. Such a sheer scale, combined with the intricacies of the underground structures, the foundation is built so strong, so hard and extensive, that even modern technology cannot do it all"Protective excavation", not to mention those tomb robbers in ancient times.
Secondly, the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is full of crises and dangerous traps everywhere, and it is simply an impossible task to break in easily.
According to the Historical Records, various traps were arranged in the underground palace of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, such as quicksand and poisonous arrows, which made people unable to guard against it. What's even more tricky is that the underground palace also contains a lot of mercury.
For the question of "whether mercury exists in the underground palace of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang", experts have conducted field surveys and found that there is not only mercury in the underground palace, but also a huge reserve.
Therefore, even if a tomb robber can find the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, he may not be able to break through the solid defenses on the periphery, and even if he breaks through the defenses and enters the underground palace, traps and mercury toxins will put them in a desperate situation.
Through the excavation experience of ancient ruins, we can know that with the level of technology at that time, it was not easy to open the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. With the continuous progress of modern technology, some people, such as Guo Moruo, have also proposed the idea of excavating the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang.
However, during the excavation of the Dingling Tomb in 1956, due to the lack of awareness of cultural relics protection, the silk calligraphy and paintings in the tomb were seriously damaged, causing huge losses to the country.
After that, Guo Moruo once again proposed to excavate the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, but *** made it clear that "it is forbidden to excavate the emperor's tomb", thus making this plan come to naught.
Therefore, for the protection of cultural relics, the ban on the first and the personal safety of individuals, archaeologists now have to choose to stay away from the task of excavating the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang.
Mysterious Mausoleum Underground Palace) [Explore the Four Mysterious Legends of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang] Although the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang cannot be excavated at present, its mystery and legend have always attracted people.
The rumors in the market have sparked many discussions among the public, and some people even use these legends as materials to create horrors**. So, what are the legends about the underground palace of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang?
1.According to archaeological prospectors, the amount of mercury (mercury) stored in the underground palace is huge, estimated to be about 90 tons.
Is this true? Because, in 1981, China's annual mercury production was only more than 300 tons. And how did Qin Shi Huang, two thousand years ago, obtain 90 tons of mercury and store it in the underground palace?
It can't help but be thought-provoking. In addition, the "Historical Records: The Biography of the Goods and Colonies" also records a widow in Ba County who had an intersection with Qin Shi Huang, with a single name and a clear character. Qin Shi Huang even built a Huaiqing platform for her to show his closeness and importance to her.
What kind of historical truth is hidden behind these legends? Let's explore the mysteries and legends of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang together!
Ba Widow Qing Statue) Ba Widow Qing, the largest mercury manufacturer in China, holds the Bashan cinnabar deposits. Cinnabar contains mercury, and if she could provide the mineral, Qin Shi Huang would have been able to obtain sufficient mercury through large-scale refining.
It is even rumored that a metal object has been detected moving in the underground palace, and it is very likely that it is a copper coffin floating on mercury. Combined with these clues, the underground palace of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang may indeed have a large amount of mercury.
However, the true appearance of the underground palace is still a mystery.
Mercury Lake" mock-up) 2The "Historical Records" once recorded that Qin Shi Huang and Xu Fu jointly searched for the elixir of life, encountered a large mackerel on the way, killed it and extracted the fish paste to make an oil lamp, which burned forever.
Although it was once questioned as Sima Qian's fiction, in 2002, an ancient well was accidentally discovered in Liye Town, Xiangxi, Hunan, in which more than 36,000 Qin Dynasty bamboo slips were fished out, confirming the fact that Qin Shi Huang went to sea to strangle whales, and found a record of Changming lantern fuel as whale paste in the "Three Qin Records".
From this point of view, the so-called "mermaid paste" may be whale fish oil.
1 ton of whale oil can be burned for 14 years, which is the standard for making candles in ancient times. However, we can't be sure how much whale oil Qin Shi Huang collected during his lifetime, nor can we tell if the Changming lantern in his underground palace is still "Changming".
In an enclosed space, the burning of the oil lamp requires sufficient oxygen, and if the oxygen is exhausted, the lamp will definitely go out. Even if there is enough whale oil and oxygen, this lantern may not be able to "stay bright" because in a closed environment like the dungeon, the oxygen will run out sooner or later.
Archaeologists have found gravity anomalies in the fiatred area, suggesting possible buildings here. After excavation and exploration, they found an underground structure deep in the area.
The building under the enclosure is surprising, but even more surprising is the shape of the building. The building is more than 30 meters tall and has 9 floors high, and is shaped like an altar with a narrow top and a wide bottom.
Legend has it that Qin Shi Huang believed that he would be resurrected after his death, so he ordered the altar to be built, hoping that the Yin Terracotta Warriors would take him to look down on the underworld.
However, these rumors lack scientific basis and are still up to experts to study to determine the actual purpose of the altar. In addition, the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang was stolen, and there are records of Xiang Yu burning the Qin Palace and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses in the "Historical Records", and traces of burning were also found in the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 Terracotta Warriors and Horses pits, which may have been done by Xiang Yu and his troops.
Although the terracotta pit was burned, the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang was huge in scale and the foundation of the underground palace was solid, making it difficult to break into. Regarding whether Xiang Yu robbed the tomb, the archaeological team's investigation result was that they failed to go deep into the underground palace.
Later, the archaeological team found some shallow and narrow robber holes around the underground palace, and the thieves could not enter the inside of the tomb. The results of remote sensing exploration show that the burial goods in the tomb are well placed, and the "mercury lake" exists, and the foundation stone is intact, so it can be concluded that the rumors of tomb robbery are not true.
As for whether modern archaeologists have the ability to open the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, experts said that due to the huge scale of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, the unstable factors in the building foundation and the underground palace, the current level of science and technology can not meet the needs of fully opening the mausoleum, it is expected to take more than 500 years, and it must be carried out without accidents.
There is a saying that studying the imperial tomb is a time-consuming and laborious task, after all, it is just a mausoleum, and it is not enough to blow it up? Or throw a bullet into it, isn't it more convenient?
However, this view ignores the value and significance of the imperial tombs. It is true that if it is only for the purpose of opening the mausoleum, the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang can be excavated at any time. But the significance of the Imperial Tomb is not just to open it, but to explore and protect it.
Archaeologists are pursuing meaningful openings and "conservation excavations", but the current level of technology is limited, which is a huge challenge for the protection of cultural relics after excavation.
Taking the Terracotta Warriors as an example, when the Terracotta Warriors and Horses were excavated, the potters had an oxidation reaction immediately after they were unearthed, and the original paint color fell off quickly under the oxidation reaction, so it has now become a gray and abrupt color.
In addition, Guo Moruo suggested the excavation of Dingling, which led to the destruction of many historical and cultural treasures. These historical lessons are in front of us, and the state wants to protect the underground cultural relics, how can we dig up at will?
The ** before the oxidation of the terracotta warriors and horses reveals the danger of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is surrounded by Li Mountain in the south and Weishui in the north, the terrain is steep, and the entire mausoleum has a unique design, which requires superb skills to protect cultural relics and prevent collapse.
Therefore, forcibly excavating the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang may destroy countless treasures in the long river of history, which the state does not want to see. Considering the current limitations of the level of science and technology and the ban on the first emperor, experts generally do not recommend excavating the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang.
Although over the past 2,000 years, attempts have been made to excavate or rob tombs, but the results have not been promising. As for the legends in the dungeon, it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, but after reading this article, I believe you already have the answer in your heart.
The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, this precious historical treasure, is a precious legacy left to us by our ancestors. If we choose not to excavate it, it will be able to be preserved forever and the mystery of history will be perpetuated.
While many people are eager to see the secrets of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang and the splendor of the Qin Dynasty, from a historical perspective, respect and avoidance may be more appropriate than prying eyes. Let us respect the arrangement of nature and let Qin Shi Huang sleep quietly in this underground, and may no one disturb his tranquility forever.