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China: Mysterious building discovered in emperor's tomb (a buried step-pyramid?)
China Economic Net ^ | 07/01/07

Posted on 07/01/2007 12:31:24 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

Mysterious building discovered in emperor's tomb

Last Updated(Beijing Time):2007-07-01 10:33

Chinese archaeologists said that after five years of research they have confirmed that there is a 30-meter-high building buried in the tomb of Qinshihuang, Chinese first emperor more than 2,000 years ago.

The building, buried in the 51-meter-high, pyramid-like earth above the tomb's main body underground, has four surrounding stair-like walls and each wall with nine steps of platforms, said Duan Qingbo, a researcher with Shaanxi Institute of Archaeology.

The whole building were buried under the earth, which made it difficult for researchers to get a complete picture of it, according to Duan.

Duan said he believed the building may have been built for the soul of the emperor to go out.

Duan said they began to carry out research on the mausoleum's internal structure in 2002 with remote sensing technology, for it has not been allowed to be excavated.

The Qinshihuang's mausoleum is located near Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

In the 1970s, about 1,500 terracotta warriors and horses were unearthed from surrounding pits of the mausoleum. Warriors and horses were believed to be buried with Qin in order to safeguard him after his death.

Qinshihuang, who unified China in 221 BC, became the first emperor of a unified China.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; godsgravesglyphs; mercury; pyramid; qinshihuang; silkroad; terracotta; terracottaarmy; tlr; tomb
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1 posted on 07/01/2007 12:31:27 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster; maui_hawaii; tallhappy; Dr. Marten; Jeff Head; Tainan; hedgetrimmer; ...

Ping!


2 posted on 07/01/2007 12:32:12 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

How cool! I got to go see the terracotta soldiers and to stand on top of his mausoleum mound. It was cool. I’m telling you that whenever they finally get to open that tomb and then open it to the public, I hope I get to go see the inside for myself. That is going to be amazing.

On another Chinese note, you should check out the article I just wrote and posted on FR called “China and Change.”


3 posted on 07/01/2007 12:39:46 AM PDT by MarcoPolo
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Is this the guy who was reviled in history, the King of Qin who committed actual and cultural genocide and was revered by Mao?

Or was that someone else?

4 posted on 07/01/2007 2:08:15 AM PDT by JohnnyZ (Romney : "not really trying to define what is technically amnesty. I'll let the lawyers decide.")
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Archeology in China is less reliable than electricity in Iraq...
5 posted on 07/01/2007 2:40:48 AM PDT by johnny7 ("But that one on the far left... he had crazy eyes")
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To: TigerLikesRooster
So there are step pyramids in North, Central and South America, Africa, and now Asia. (Also I'm sure in many other places.)

Is it because it's just natural to build in this manner when using stone?

6 posted on 07/01/2007 3:18:06 AM PDT by cobaltblu
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To: SunkenCiv; blam

pingeroo.


7 posted on 07/01/2007 3:54:35 AM PDT by GovernmentIsTheProblem (The GOP is "Whig"ing out.)
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To: JohnnyZ
Yes, it is him.
8 posted on 07/01/2007 5:03:36 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
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To: MarcoPolo

I saw it too a couple of years ago. I wish at the time I was more aware of what I was seeing, our guide new English, but she was still difficult to understand.


9 posted on 07/01/2007 5:22:27 AM PDT by stayathomemom
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To: TigerLikesRooster
"Duan said he believed the building may have been built for the soul of the emperor to go out."

By burying it?

10 posted on 07/01/2007 6:04:03 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: MarcoPolo

Isn’t the tomb, or surrounding environs, supposed to have had a fabled silver lake (i.e., mercury)?


11 posted on 07/01/2007 6:12:33 AM PDT by WorkingClassFilth (Now with an improved red neck!)
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To: WorkingClassFilth
"Isn’t the tomb, or surrounding environs, supposed to have had a fabled silver lake (i.e., mercury)?"

Yes, inside the tomb. Recent samplings indicate high levels of mercury on and around the mound...high enough to support the ancient claim.

12 posted on 07/01/2007 6:38:04 AM PDT by blam (Secure the border and enforce the law)
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To: cobaltblu
"So there are step pyramids in North, Central and South America, Africa, and now Asia. (Also I'm sure in many other places.)"

You may be interested in this book by Dr Robert Schoch:

Voyages Of The Pyramid Builders

And this one.

Eden In The East

BTW, there are more pyramids in Mexico that all the rest of the world combined.

13 posted on 07/01/2007 6:42:34 AM PDT by blam (Secure the border and enforce the law)
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To: MarcoPolo
I'd be the least suprised if Qin turns out to be a tall, red-haired guy.

On The Presence Of Non-Chinese At Anyang

14 posted on 07/01/2007 6:59:24 AM PDT by blam (Secure the border and enforce the law)
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To: blam

The Chinese do have 56 different ethnic groups which make up their population. Some of them are very much Caucasian or at least Middle Eastern as I myself saw. Their Muslim populations are a mix of Central Asian, Han Chinese, Persian and other lineages. I saw people that, if I had seen them on the streets of the U.S., I would never have thought they were Chinese.

But Qin Shi Huang I believe was very “Chinese-looking”. Every indication is that he would have been black-haired, dark-eyed and “yellow”-skinned (as the Chinese style themselves. All the ancient depictions of him that I’m aware of have him as such.


15 posted on 07/01/2007 7:24:05 AM PDT by MarcoPolo
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To: cobaltblu

*Is it because it’s just natural to build in this manner when using stone?*

Of course not, humans are too stupid to think of this design, it requires alien intelligence to impart the wisdom to us/ sarc


16 posted on 07/01/2007 7:25:03 AM PDT by swatbuznik
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To: stayathomemom

That’s okay. Just read up on it online. It’ll make a lot of what you saw make more sense.

BTW, the religious history surrounding Qin Shi Huang (who was a horrible tyrant) is very interesting as well.


17 posted on 07/01/2007 7:25:41 AM PDT by MarcoPolo
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To: johnny7

This is unfortunately true. They have yet to quite grasp the importance of preserving their country’s tangible history, which is amazing considering how proud the average Chinese person is of their history. The average person also seems to actually know more about their ancient history than the average American would know about ours.

But the archaeology thing is still in shambles there. I happen to know that around where I lived, 2000-year-old graves and their contents are purposely destroyed by construction workers because unfortunately the legal situation surrounding the discovery of such a thing is less than economically favorable. Basically, if they report that they’ve found it, they lose any hope of being able to use the land or continue their building project because the government can take control of that property for archaeological reasons-—permanently. It isn’t like here where archaeological digs are carried out and then the land is returned to the developers. It’s all up to the government there, and the construction guys do not want to face the loss.

There are other archaeological horror stories in China, but truth be told, I’m not sure they’re much worse than the stories of archaeological destruction carried out by the early colonists of this country. I don’t really blame people for putting the present ahead of the past, but someday their children or grandchildren will wish it could have been done differently.


18 posted on 07/01/2007 7:34:20 AM PDT by MarcoPolo
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To: MarcoPolo
There are many ancient Chinese poems lamenting the green eyes of the Han emperors.

Some accounts have Gingis Khan with red-hair and green eyes.

All the ancient skeletons in and around Urumchi were Caucasian (types) until around 100-200BC.

One day (probably after I'm dead, lol), we'll know for sure. I believe DNA will eventually tell an amazing story.

19 posted on 07/01/2007 7:35:27 AM PDT by blam (Secure the border and enforce the law)
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To: MarcoPolo; blam
兵马俑 The Terra-Cotta Warriors
20 posted on 07/01/2007 9:27:09 AM PDT by Dr. Marten (Bush Immigration Policy: No Illegal Alien Left Behind! (http://thehorsesmouth.blog-city.com))
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