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Mystery of Mount Li — China’s First Pyramid
One of the greatest modern archaeological mysteries resides in the country of China today with the pyramid tomb complex of China’s first emperor, Qin Shihuang. It is reported that more than 700,000 men, with many of them being convicts were assigned the task of building the pyramid tomb and the surrounding buildings which have all been lost to age besides the pyramid of course. But it’s not really the pyramid that is the big mystery surrounding this site, it is what the pyramid may contain inside of it that has archaeologists foaming at the mouth. According to Chinese legends, the pyramid is actually the outer protection of a vast tomb for the country’s first emperor. Inside this tomb are supposed to be vast treasures, a model of the emperor’s capital city, mercury filled rivers and oceans, a ceiling done with shells to mimic the constellations and the actual body of the emperor himself. Most researchers and historians took this story to be a legendary tale or if it did exist, then it was probably plundered by tomb robbers long ago. But, over the past 35+ years there have been numerous discoveries that are showing that the tomb could very well remain intact with all of its treasures still safe inside.
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