The weather in May was getting cool. Early the next morning, Zhuang Rui and others left the room and arrived at their last destination in Xi'an: Lishan Mountain.
Lishan Mountain is a branch on the north side of the Qinling Mountains. It stretches for more than 20 kilometers from east to west, with a maximum altitude of 1,256 meters. The mountain is winding and the trees are lush. From a distance, it looks like a dark horse, so it is named Lishan Mountain.
Since the Zhou, Qin, Han, and Tang Dynasties, this place has been a tourist attraction. Many palaces and villas have been built, attracting tourists from all generations. Here is the "Evening Photo of Mount Li", known as one of the eight scenic spots in Guanzhong, where the beacon fire plays on the princes.
The "Beacon Tower", the Bingjian Pavilion commemorating the Xi'an Incident, the Lao Mu Temple commemorating Nuwa's mending of the sky, etc.
Of course, the most famous thing about Lishan is the underground palace of the emperor who lived through the ages. The palace of Qin Shihuang was originally divided into two-story buildings, above ground and underground. At the foot of Lishan, there is also what is called the "Eighth Wonder of the World"
The Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit.
Although they have been famous for a long time, this is the first time for Zhuang Rui to visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses. The rows of vivid and real-life terracotta warriors shocked Zhuang Rui, especially the traces of aura flowing on the terracotta warriors and horses.
Rui felt as if he had entered a huge treasure.
Dr. Ren found an acquaintance in the museum and obtained certificates for Zhuang Rui and others, so that they could enter the pit and observe closely the artifacts that represented the peak of more than 2,000 years ago.
Whether it's the terracotta warriors and horses or those delicately crafted bronze instruments, every detail embodies the hard work of ancient craftsmen, and there are almost no flaws at all.
Especially the No. 2 bronze carriage that shocked the whole world. Its complexity, ingenuity and excellence are all astonishing. There are beautifully painted cushions inside the carriage, and various bright geometric shapes are painted on the surface of the copper plate.
It has a shape-shaped pattern and is supported by eight 3cm high copper pins at the four corners and in the middle. Its function is no different from a modern "soft sleeper".
The bronze carriage consists of a total of 3,462 castings, including 1,742 copper castings, 737 gold castings, and 983 silver castings, with a total weight of 1,241 kilograms. What is amazing is that all the parts here are cast. These thousands of
All castings, whether they are canopies, umbrella covers, chariots, bronze horses, bronze figurines, etc., which are as large as more than 2 square meters, or small tubes less than 0.2 square meters, are all cast and formed in one go.
These exquisite gold, silver, copper and iron castings, not to mention the Qin Dynasty 2,200 years ago, were not easy even today with advanced science and technology and complete equipment. Just imagine that there were no lathes at that time, let alone modern smelting and casting equipment. How could we cast such exquisite pieces?
The exquisite gold, silver, and copper chariot and horse parts of different sizes and specifications are really a great initiative.
Zhuang Rui also got to see the general figurines that have not been exhibited due to their scarcity. A total of less than ten of these Qin warriors have been unearthed. They are divided into two categories: generals in battle robes and generals in armor. They wear heguan and are tall in stature.
He is tall and tall, with an outstanding temperament and the demeanor of a general. The generals in shirts are plainly dressed, but their chests are decorated with rosettes, while the chests, backs and shoulders of the armored generals are decorated with a total of eight colorful rosettes, which is gorgeous and colorful.
It is elegant and extraordinary, which sets off its rank, status, and majesty in the military.
Zhuang Rui knew that perhaps these generals were made from the prototypes of the Qin generals who had been passed down through the ages. Standing among the pottery figurines about the same height as himself, Zhuang Rui felt as if he were standing among Meng Tian, Bai Qi, Wang Jian, Wang Ben, etc.
among people.
The heavy vicissitudes of history hit him. Zhuang Rui felt as if he was in an era that was silent more than 2,000 years ago, and the concrete and tall terracotta warriors and horses around him seemed to have come to life, telling the story of the rise and fall of that era and the changes in dynasties.
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It was more than two hours before Zhuang Rui and others walked out of the pit of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses. Everyone seemed to have been given a heavy feeling by history in their hearts. Until they walked out of the museum and came to the Lishan Cemetery, that kind of depression filled their hearts.
The feeling just became lighter.
The original cemetery was built in accordance with the principle that Qin Shihuang would continue to enjoy glory and wealth after his death. It was built after the layout of Xianyang, the capital of Qin State.
At 6,210 meters, it is almost a city-state, but the gorgeous buildings on the ground have experienced more than two thousand years of wind and rain, and have long been destroyed by wars and disasters.
The current Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang was built after the founding of the People's Republic of China and has become a tourist attraction with beautiful scenery. In order to allow tourists to experience the honor and majesty of the king, the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang staged a large-scale "re-enactment"
During the "Guard of Honor - Changing of the Guard Ceremony of the Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum Guards" performance, Zhuang Rui and others changed their clothes and stepped forward to make a cup of "Eternal Emperor".
"There has never been one before, and there will be no one in the future..."
Standing at the foot of Mount Li, looking at the stacked mountains, Zhuang Rui sighed. Only in the special period of the feudal dynasty, could it be possible to devote all the country's efforts to serving the emperor, which also made the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang the emperor.
Known as the "Eighth Wonder of the World".
In fact, the entire northern corner of Lishan Mountain is regarded as the mound of Qin Shihuang's mausoleum. The tall mound is surrounded by towering peaks and is integrated with Lishan Mountain. The scenery is beautiful. The height of the mound alone reaches hundreds of meters. The total area of the cemetery is
With more than fifty square kilometers, Zhuang Rui couldn't help but feel a little excited when he imagined the huge palace underneath.
Dr. Ren, who was standing next to Zhuang Rui, saw Zhuang Rui's face turning red. He thought that his junior brother wanted to dig a few shovels here, so he quickly said: "Zhuang Rui, what are you thinking about? You are not allowed to dig holes with shovels here, otherwise
Not even Xiaopeng’s ID can save us..."
As a scientific research department under national key protection, there are troops guarding the surroundings of the cemetery. If you want to conduct scientific research in Qin Shihuang’s Mausoleum, you must submit it for approval several months in advance, and it must be approved by the leaders in charge of national science, education and culture.
If Zhuang Rui dares to survey Luoyang City here, he will definitely be arrested.
"Brother Ren, I can't. Come on, let's go up and have a look..."
Zhuang Rui shook his head. He wanted to survey the situation underground, so why bother using such a stupid method as a shovel? Zhuang Rui only needed to find the location of the underground palace, and the colorful underground world could be displayed in front of him.
After boarding the more than 70-meter-high mound of sealing earth, I looked around and saw that the surrounding terracotta warriors and horses pits were like guards, surrounding the place where the sealing earth was. These great Qin warriors in life still guarded their own after death.
Emperor, it seems that if this eternal emperor in the underground raises his arms, these terracotta warriors and horses can come to life and continue to open up territory for him.
Zhuang Rui looked around and saw that there were still many ruins of city walls that were about to be weathered on the mound. He didn't want others to disturb his survey of the underground palace, so he said: "Brother, Peng Fei, let's
Let's go around each other and let everyone feel what it's like to stand on Qin Shihuang's head..."
In October 2006, the state united various departments to conduct the largest exploration operation in history for the location of the underground palace of Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum. This survey mainly used remote sensing and geophysical detection technology, which will not cause damage to the underground palace of Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum.
In particular, it is the second time that hyperspectral remote sensing archaeological technology has been adopted internationally, but it is the first time in China.
In fact, as early as the 863 plan implemented in March 1986, the survey and positioning of the exact location of Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum had already been carried out. After more than 20 years of unremitting efforts by many scientific research experts, the underground palace of Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum has been
It was confirmed that it was underground where Zhuang Rui was standing at this moment.
Zhuang Rui walked alone to a place on the top of the mountain, looked at the sun, took out a pair of sunglasses and put them on his face. After seeing no one to disturb him, he took a deep breath and calmed down his excitement.
Spiritual energy spurted out and seeped underground along the feet.
Within a distance of about twenty meters, Zhuang Rui could clearly see that the color of this sealing soil was different from that of ordinary soil. These sealing soils were made of multiple layers of compacted fine soil, especially the palace walls connected to the underground.
At that time, in order to test whether the palace walls tamped with soil were strong, construction workers would stand in the distance and shoot arrows at the wall. If the arrows could penetrate the wall, the repaired palace wall would have to be torn down and rebuilt.
In history, the Guanzhong area has suffered major earthquakes of magnitude 8 or above, but the tomb of Qin Shihuang remained intact, which shows the strict workmanship and sturdiness of the time.
"Ten meters, twenty meters, forty meters, damn, this is equivalent to a ten-story building..."
The spiritual energy in Zhuang Rui's eyes continued to extend downward like tentacles, but after it exceeded twenty meters, he could only use the strength of the underground spiritual energy to determine the existence and distribution of objects underneath.
"Hey, what is this?"
Forty meters ahead, Zhuang Rui's vision had always been filled with colorless darkness. However, when the aura penetrated forty meters away, Zhuang Rui's eyes suddenly lit up. Colors formed by various auras
, filled Zhuang Rui’s eyes.
The colors formed by the condensation of various strong and weak auras filled every inch of the underground space. This made it impossible for Zhuang Rui to distinguish the shapes of these objects one by one, nor to feel the so-called "sun, moon, mountains and rivers" underground, because
Everywhere there is a priceless treasure that embodies the efforts of previous generations.
This was the first time Zhuang Rui encountered such a situation. He had no choice but to expand the range of the spiritual energy. He wanted to accurately sense how big the underground palace was that had been closed for more than 2,000 years.
Forty meters deep underground, a tomb chamber nearly 200 meters long from east to west and more than 150 meters wide from north to south. Under the information fed back by the spiritual energy, the image appeared in Zhuang Rui's mind. The main underground body and the tomb chamber were both rectangular in shape.
The height is about 15 meters, which is equivalent to a standard football field.
