▲ The Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum is a product of the burial sacrifice system. After the State of Qin officially abolished human sacrifice in 384 BC, the practice of using funerary figurines became increasingly prevalent. Following Emperor Qinshihuang's unification of the six states, he spent decades mobilizing 700,000 craftsmen to construct his mausoleum. As one of the burial pits, the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum symbolizes the emperor's "underground army," serving both as a means to reinforce authority and as a vessel for protecting the mausoleum while perpetuating his rule in the afterlife.
▲ The Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum primarily consists of four underground pit structures with earth-wood architecture. Pits 1, 2, and 3 form a triangular layout, while Pit 4 contains no terracotta figures. Pit 1 features a rectangular military formation dominated by infantry and chariots. Pit 2 presents a large mixed formation of chariots, cavalry, and infantry. Pit 3 mainly contains wooden chariots and ceremonial weapons-bearing honor guards.