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Qin Shihuang (259 - 210 B.C.) founded the first unified centralized feudal dynasty in China in 221 B.C. After his death, he was buried at the northern foot of Lishan Mountain at Lintong District, 35 kilometers away from the city of Xi'an. This is a tomb hill built by ramming the earth and up to now there remains an earth tomb 47 meters in height with the bottom of 485 ﹡ 515 meters. The cemetery is divided into the inner and outer cities with the inner one 2525.4 meters in girth and the outer one 6294 meters in girth.
There is a great abundance of exotic treasures in the ground palace of the inner city.
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