Slideshow by Dorian Stout

dorianstout — 2024-12-10 15:08:50 UTC

“China’s Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor’s Legacy” explains , “The First Emperor, Qin Shihuang (259–210 BCE) conquered much in this life, but his driving purpose was even greater: He sought to conquer death” (asianart.org).

dorianstout — 2024-12-11 03:52:54 UTC

According to “China’s Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor’s Legacy,” “In order to achieve immortality, he [Qin Shihuang] built himself a tomb — a vast underground city guarded by a life-size terracotta army including warriors, infantrymen, horses, chariots, and all their attendant armor and weaponry” (asianart.org).

dorianstout — 2024-12-11 03:55:51 UTC

“China’s Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor’s Legacy,” explains that “the eventual First Emperor [Qin Shihuang] ascended to the throne of the Qin state at age of 13 and immediately began to plan his burial” (asianart.org).

dorianstout — 2024-12-11 12:07:23 UTC

“China’s Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor’s Legacy” states, “First unearthed in 1974, the underground burial complex of the First Emperor [Qin Shihuang] is a revelation for the ages, an astonishing discovery on par with Egypt’s mummies and elaborate tombs” (asianart.org).

dorianstout — 2024-12-11 12:08:19 UTC

According to “China’s Terracotta Warrior: The First Emperor’s Legacy,” “his underground palace, a mausoleum attended by an army including over 7,000 terracotta warriors horses, chariots, and weaponry intended to protect him in the afterlife”(asianart.org).

dorianstout — 2024-12-11 12:12:13 UTC

dorianstout — 2024-12-11 14:01:00 UTC

Asian Art Museum. China's Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor's Legacy, 2013

dorianstout — 2024-12-11 14:29:42 UTC

Jeffery,Kevin. Unearthing History: The Global Impact of the Terracotta Warriors, April 10, 2024

dorianstout — 2024-12-13 13:55:52 UTC

Sight: The Terracotta Warriors

dorianstout — 2024-12-13 14:03:25 UTC

Sound: Possible the sound of the underground Mercury rivers in the area

dorianstout — 2024-12-13 14:06:49 UTC

Touch: The feel of the stone that surrounds you

dorianstout — 2024-12-13 14:11:14 UTC

Smell: Mercury as the scent wafts from the ground

dorianstout — 2024-12-13 14:13:09 UTC

Taste: the taste of small particles of stone as it blows into your mouth

dorianstout — 2024-12-13 14:23:30 UTC

I believe that if I met Qin Shihuang while he makes his burial, he would state " My plan will succeed, I will gain immortality,"