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Chinese pyramids are pyramidal structures in China, most of which are ancient mausoleums and burial mounds built to house the remains of several early emperors of China and their imperial relatives. About 38 of them are located around 25 kilometres (16 mi) – 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-west of Xi'an , on the Guanzhong Plains in Shaanxi Province.
The tomb (the earthen tumulus) (right) is seen with the stele inscribed "Shao Hao Ling" ("Shaohao Tomb") between it and the Shou Qiu (the pyramid) (left). The Mausoleum of Shaohao (Chinese: 少昊 陵; pinyin: Shǎohào Líng) is located in the north-east of Jiuxian Village, on the eastern outskirts of the city of Qufu in Shandong Province, China
"A Preliminary Study of Mercury Buried in the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor", an article published in Archaeology magazine, Volume 7, says that during the measuring of soil mercury content, one measured point reached 1440 parts per billion; the rest of 53 points reached an average content of around 205 ppb. There is also a claim that the ...
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"Die Pyramiden von Xian – Chinas rätselhafte Kaisergräber" [The Pyramids of Xi'an – the Puzzling Graves of China's Emperors]. Geheimnisse, Rätsel, Analysen, Lösungen G.R.A.L. ; Zeitschrift für Archäologie und archäologische Grenzwissenschaften (in German).
The pyramid is located in what was formerly known as Gungnae, one of the capitals of Goguryeo, currently Ji'an, Jilin province, China. The pyramid was "rediscovered" in 1905. [2] The base of the pyramid measures approximately 75 meters on each side, about half the size of the Egyptian pyramids and is eleven meters in height.
The emperor's burial chamber is covered with a large square or rectangular truncated packed earth pyramid with a flat plateau as the top surface. The sides of the base are usually 150 to 170 meters and the height 20 to 30 meters. Maoling is distinguished by being significantly larger. Some of the graves are designed with a two-step top toe. [2]
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