XI'AN, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese archaeologists said
that after five years of research they have confirmed that there is a
30-meter-high building buried in the tomb of Qinshihuang, Chinese first emperor
more than 2,000 years ago.
The building, buried in the
51-meter-high, pyramid-like earth above the tomb's main body underground, has
four surrounding stair-like walls and each wall with nine steps of platforms,
said Duan Qingbo, a researcher with Shaanxi Institute of Archaeology.
The whole building were buried under the earth, which
made it difficult for researchers to get a complete picture of it, according to
Duan.
Duan said he believed the building may have been
built for the soul of the emperor to go out.
Duan said they began to carry out research on the
mausoleum's internal structure in 2002 with remote sensing technology, for it
has not been allowed to be excavated.
The Qinshihuang's mausoleum is located near Xi'an,
capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
In the 1970s, about 1,500 terracotta warriors and
horses were unearthed from surrounding pits of the mausoleum. Warriors and
horses were believed to be buried with Qin in order to safeguard him after his
death.
Qinshihuang, who unified China in 221 BC, became the
first emperor of a unified China.
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