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The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang (Chinese: 秦始皇陵; pinyin: Qínshǐhuáng Líng) is a tomb complex constructed for Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the Chinese Qin dynasty. It is located in modern-day Lintong District in Xi'an , Shaanxi.
The mound where the tomb is located Plan of the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum and location of the Terracotta Army ().The central tomb itself has yet to be excavated. [4]The construction of the tomb was described by the historian Sima Qian (145–90 BCE) in the Records of the Grand Historian, the first of China's 24 dynastic histories, which was written a century after the mausoleum's completion.
Second heaviest woman in history. Before her death, she lost around 325 kg (717 lb; 51 st 3 lb) in weight-loss treatment. [14] 1980–2017 (37) Michael Hebranko
At the highest estimates, this would make Perucetus the heaviest known animal in history. [8] The largest land mammal extant today is the African bush elephant. The largest extinct land mammal known was long considered to be Paraceratherium orgosensis, a rhinoceros relative thought to have stood up to 4.8 m (15.7 ft) tall, measured over 7.4 m ...
Walter Hudson (June 5, 1944 – December 24, 1991) was an American man and the holder of the Guinness World Record for the largest waist circumference, at 119 inches (302 cm) around. [1] At his heaviest in September 1987, he weighed 1,197 pounds (543 kg), making him the heaviest person alive at the time, and the sixth heaviest person in medical ...
Huang, who cofounded Nvidia in 1993, owns roughly 3.4% of the company, according to Bloomberg. Indeed, the tech giant took a bit of a stumble yesterday, losing around $600 billion in market cap as ...
Qin Shi Huang (Chinese: 秦始皇, pronunciation ⓘ; February 259 [e] – 12 July 210 BC) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of China. [9] Rather than maintain the title of "king" (wáng 王) borne by the previous Shang and Zhou rulers, he assumed the invented title of "emperor" (huángdì 皇帝), which would see continuous use by monarchs in China for the next two ...
Huang Jiguang (Chinese: 黄继光; pinyin: Huáng Jìguāng; January 18, 1931 – October 19, 1952) [1] was a highly-decorated Chinese soldier, considered a war hero for sacrificing himself to block an enemy machine gun emplacement with his body during the Korean War.