What is there in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang? The gray terracotta warriors and horses turned out to be of this color
Yingzheng, in Chinese history, is a well-known figure. He called himself "the first emperor", and later generations called him "Qin Shihuang". When he was alive, he ruled the world, and after his death, he also had his own empire—the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. What's inside the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang? The gray and dusty terracotta warriors and horses turned out to be of this color!
The Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, a posthumous palace built by Qin Shihuang for himself, took 39 years to build. The scale of the mausoleum is very large. It is the first large-scale and well-designed imperial mausoleum in Chinese history. In the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, there is the pit of terracotta warriors and horses known as "the eighth wonder of the world", as well as countless rare treasures, such as the "Nine Dings" cast by Xia Yu, which are Yu Ding, Ji Ding, Yan Ding, Qing Ding, Xu Ding, Yang Ding, Jing Ding, Yong Ding, Liang Ding. In order to prevent being disturbed by later generations, Qin Shihuang ordered people to build a very sophisticated organ system for his tomb, so we are still unable to enter the interior of the tomb, and no one knows how many secrets Qin Shihuang still hides.
The terracotta warriors and horses in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang have attracted much attention since the beginning of the world. Nowadays, the terracotta warriors and horses that people see are all gray and lifeless, but you know what? In fact, the terracotta warriors and horses not only have different expressions, but they were originally colored. Thousands of years ago, the terracotta warriors and horses had various colors such as vermilion, sky blue, pink and purple, but because of the invasion of time, these colors have long since disappeared. Even if those colorful terracotta warriors are well preserved, after being unearthed, the color on them will disappear quickly after being oxidized by the air. It is difficult for modern people to see colorful terracotta warriors and horses.
Speaking of Terracotta Warriors and Horses, we have to talk about the changes in the "burial custom" system in Chinese history. In the Yin and Shang Dynasties, China adopted the system of human sacrifice. In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, society changed, and "terra cotta warriors" replaced "human sacrifices". The peak performance of burial with figurines instead of human beings is a great miracle in human history. There are secrets in Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum, and I don't know when they will be unraveled. What do you think of Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum?