in 1974 the fertile grounds of Xian China yielded a spectacular secret
China yielded a spectacular secret
China yielded a spectacular secret buried in the soil farmers found a
buried in the soil farmers found a
buried in the soil farmers found a beautifully sculpted head one by one
beautifully sculpted head one by one
beautifully sculpted head one by one soldiers emerged until an entire clay
soldiers emerged until an entire clay
soldiers emerged until an entire clay army was unearthed each individual
army was unearthed each individual
army was unearthed each individual painstakingly handcrafted and ready for
painstakingly handcrafted and ready for
painstakingly handcrafted and ready for battle it’s a military force of
battle it’s a military force of
battle it’s a military force of thousands created to escort the founding
thousands created to escort the founding
thousands created to escort the founding father of the Chinese Empire into
father of the Chinese Empire into
father of the Chinese Empire into eternity chinchou Huangdi came into
eternity chinchou Huangdi came into
eternity chinchou Huangdi came into power in 246 BC when he was just 13
power in 246 BC when he was just 13
power in 246 BC when he was just 13 years old Qin spent most of his ruling
years old Qin spent most of his ruling
years old Qin spent most of his ruling years at war uniting much of what is now
years at war uniting much of what is now
years at war uniting much of what is now China he standardized writing currency
China he standardized writing currency
China he standardized writing currency weights and measures and even built a
weights and measures and even built a
weights and measures and even built a series of highways and he commissioned
series of highways and he commissioned
series of highways and he commissioned the first version of the Great Wall
the first version of the Great Wall
the first version of the Great Wall despite Chin’s enormous achievements he
despite Chin’s enormous achievements he
despite Chin’s enormous achievements he wanted more he wanted immortality
he began building a second empire one
he began building a second empire one that would accompany him into the
that would accompany him into the
that would accompany him into the afterlife it would become one of the
afterlife it would become one of the
afterlife it would become one of the largest mausoleums on earth more than
largest mausoleums on earth more than
largest mausoleums on earth more than seven thousand warriors archers cavalry
seven thousand warriors archers cavalry
seven thousand warriors archers cavalry charioteers and foot soldiers guard his
charioteers and foot soldiers guard his
charioteers and foot soldiers guard his – chin envisioned his life after death
– chin envisioned his life after death
– chin envisioned his life after death to include civilians as well government
to include civilians as well government
to include civilians as well government officials to serve him acrobats dancers
officials to serve him acrobats dancers
officials to serve him acrobats dancers singers animals and even a strongman to
singers animals and even a strongman to
singers animals and even a strongman to entertain him it took over 36 years and
entertain him it took over 36 years and
entertain him it took over 36 years and a workforce of 700 thousand conscripted
a workforce of 700 thousand conscripted
a workforce of 700 thousand conscripted workers to complete chins Terracotta
workers to complete chins Terracotta
workers to complete chins Terracotta Army and court workers accomplished the
Army and court workers accomplished the
Army and court workers accomplished the enormous task by dividing up the labor
enormous task by dividing up the labor
enormous task by dividing up the labor in assembly line fashion and yet no two
in assembly line fashion and yet no two
in assembly line fashion and yet no two statues are the same each depicts an
statues are the same each depicts an
statues are the same each depicts an individual with its own hairstyle facial
individual with its own hairstyle facial
individual with its own hairstyle facial expression and painted details
the Warriors craftsmanship and style
the Warriors craftsmanship and style astonishes scholars why would an emperor
astonishes scholars why would an emperor
astonishes scholars why would an emperor want each of his troops to be unique
want each of his troops to be unique
want each of his troops to be unique perhaps for chin beauty and
perhaps for chin beauty and
perhaps for chin beauty and individualism were is important as
individualism were is important as
individualism were is important as compliance in uniformity
we can only speculate based on the
we can only speculate based on the contents of the mausoleum for chin left
contents of the mausoleum for chin left
contents of the mausoleum for chin left no records of this grand creation
no records of this grand creation
no records of this grand creation records from the next dynasty indicate
records from the next dynasty indicate
records from the next dynasty indicate that chin was not a popular ruler he
that chin was not a popular ruler he
that chin was not a popular ruler he massacred the armies of six states had
massacred the armies of six states had
massacred the armies of six states had hundreds of thousands of people punished
hundreds of thousands of people punished
hundreds of thousands of people punished through forced labor subjected his
through forced labor subjected his
through forced labor subjected his people to high taxation and showed
people to high taxation and showed
people to high taxation and showed little tolerance for dissent chin
little tolerance for dissent chin
little tolerance for dissent chin outlived numerous assassination attempts
outlived numerous assassination attempts
outlived numerous assassination attempts and was quite paranoid about revolution
and was quite paranoid about revolution
and was quite paranoid about revolution he may have thought these threats would
he may have thought these threats would
he may have thought these threats would follow him into the afterlife the army
follow him into the afterlife the army
follow him into the afterlife the army faces east toward States Qin conquered
faces east toward States Qin conquered
faces east toward States Qin conquered during his lifetime as if he anticipated
during his lifetime as if he anticipated
during his lifetime as if he anticipated vengeful troops coming over the horizon
in fact his own Warriors may have armed
in fact his own Warriors may have armed the revolt that did come after his death
the revolt that did come after his death
the revolt that did come after his death peasant snatched the metal swords from
peasant snatched the metal swords from
peasant snatched the metal swords from the clay soldiers grasp and overthrew
the clay soldiers grasp and overthrew
the clay soldiers grasp and overthrew Qin successors but despite looting fires
Qin successors but despite looting fires
Qin successors but despite looting fires and the passage of time
and the passage of time
and the passage of time Jin’s army survived into the modern
Jin’s army survived into the modern
Jin’s army survived into the modern world
world
world a group of chins clay figures is now on
a group of chins clay figures is now on
a group of chins clay figures is now on tour it will be on display at the
tour it will be on display at the
tour it will be on display at the National Geographic Museum in Washington
National Geographic Museum in Washington
National Geographic Museum in Washington DC in November 2000
DC in November 2000
DC in November 2000 you
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