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Chapter 285 Meng Jiangnu's Weeping at the Great Wall
Chaochao had never heard this story before, so she hurriedly asked He Zheyan in a low voice, "Big cousin, who is Meng Jiangnu?"

She sighed with some emotion, realizing that she was indeed too ignorant and didn't understand many things.

He Zheyan quietly explained the story of Meng Jiangnu crying at the Great Wall. After listening, Chaochao felt extremely sad.

So, in that case, Meng Jiangnu was really pitiful.

Then, the guide laughed and said, "The story of Meng Jiangnu crying at the Great Wall has nothing to do with Qin Shi Huang building the Great Wall. The original prototype of this story comes from the book *Zuo Zhuan* from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. The story was meant to praise Qi Liang's wife for her ability to remain respectful and proper even in her grief, which was admirable. At that time, Qin Shi Huang had not yet been born. As a result, various books that have been passed down have exaggerated the story, adding dramatic and conflict-driven elements such as crying for her husband, the collapse of the city wall, and drowning. By the Tang Dynasty, the protagonist of this story, Qi Liang's wife, was given the name Meng Jiangnu, and the background was changed from the people of Qi in the Spring and Autumn period to the people of Yan in the Qin Dynasty. Her husband originally died in battle, but he was captured to avoid conscription and built inside the city wall. And so the story of Meng Jiangnu crying at the Great Wall has been passed down to this day."

Chao Chao, “…”

The people of Daqi, "..."

Does this have anything to do with Qin Shi Huang?

It's outrageous that stories from before Qin Shi Huang was even born can be attributed to him.

Chaochao blinked. "Qin Shi Huang is so wronged."

The commentator laughed, "Come on, this way, our No. 1 pit is just ahead."

Pit 1?

The group followed the procession inside, and within moments, Chaochao's eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at the magnificent scene before her.

Are these the Terracotta Army? So many terracotta figures, each one the size of a human.

The people of the Great Qi Dynasty were also shocked. This was the tomb of Qin Shi Huang? Where was Qin Shi Huang?
Some people don't quite understand, but watching this scene, they suddenly have the illusion that the Qin army from two thousand years ago is coming towards them, which makes their hearts pound.

The narrator explains, "The total area of ​​Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum is equivalent to seventy-eight Forbidden Cities, containing 618 burial pits, more than 8,000 soldiers, and countless rare treasures. The discovery of Pit No. 1 in front of us was made in 1974 when farmers in Xiyang Village, Lintong District, accidentally found some fragments of terracotta warriors while digging a well. After expert identification, these terracotta warriors were determined to be from the Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. Subsequently, the state formed an archaeological team and began archaeological exploration and excavation work on the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum area and the Terracotta Army, which brought the Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Army burial pits back to the light of day."

Chaochao tilted her head and whispered in He Nanzhou's ear, "Excavate? Dad, does that mean dig up a grave?"

He Nanzhou, "..."

He was momentarily at a loss for words, "Strictly speaking, this is protection."

"Protect?"

He Nanzhou knew that the people of the Great Qi Dynasty were probably watching right now. For them, visiting the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum was probably a very shocking thing.

Many people may still be criticizing them, feeling that they are very disrespectful to the ancients.

After a moment's thought, he explained in detail, "Archaeology, currently, primarily focuses on rescue excavations. This means that when roads are being built, buildings are being constructed, or various sites are accidentally discovered due to natural disasters in major cities, archaeological institutions will conduct emergency excavations to protect cultural relics." "This is different from tomb raiding. Tomb raiding aims to destroy and steal valuables from tombs; their behavior is brutal, reckless, and illegal. Archaeology, on the other hand, aims to protect. Archaeologists excavate and study ancient remains and artifacts to understand the lifestyles, technological levels, beliefs, and so on of past human societies. The goal is to increase human knowledge and protect and pass on cultural heritage."

"Take this Pit No. 1 in front of us, for example. Archaeologists use professional tools to carefully clean every tile in it, trying to restore the original appearance of the Qin terracotta warriors as much as possible. The excavation of Pit No. 1 alone took many years, and the subsequent restoration took thirteen years, restoring a total of 140 terracotta warriors and horses."

Thirteen years?
Chaochao was shocked, "So long?"

Hearing their words, the guide smiled and said, "Yes, the restoration of each of these terracotta figures takes an average of two months. These are treasures of the archaeologists; they are restored bit by bit with painstaking effort."

Chao Chao nodded, full of admiration, his expression becoming solemn and respectful.

Emperor Jingxuan and others also looked surprised, realizing that this was how archaeology was done in later generations.

In this sense, the First Emperor's mausoleum did not suffer much damage. No wonder later generations' understanding of history differs so greatly from theirs; they all had their own evidence.

The guide walked forward while explaining about Pit No. 1.

"This pit mainly contains chariot soldiers. From here, we can see the mixed formation of infantry and chariots used by the Qin army back then..."

She couldn't quite understand these words, but that didn't matter. Her uncle, the emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty, would definitely be able to understand them, so she would just treat them as her eyes.

Emperor Jingxuan could certainly understand it; in fact, some of the ancient books in the library mentioned the Qin Dynasty's military formations. But those were at most descriptions in words or pictures; none could compare to the direct and awe-inspiring sight of this massive terracotta army pit before him.

Seeing this scene was like facing the real Qin army, as if Qin Shi Huang himself was inspecting nearby.

Chaochao followed the group of tourists to the end. The guide had almost finished speaking and stopped to take a sip of water when he heard Yuanyuan's question.

"It's a pity we can't go into Qin Shi Huang's underground palace, otherwise I would like to see if the First Emperor was really 1.98 meters tall."

His tone was quite regretful.

other people,"……"

The people of Daqi were all stunned. Emperor Jingxuan asked in surprise, "We can't get into the underground palace? The entire Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum hasn't been excavated?"

He asked A-Shan about this, and A-Shan relayed it to Chao-Chao.

Chaochao then asked the question as well.

The narrator chuckled, "Of course, with current technology, we can't excavate Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum yet. According to existing technological exploration, the mausoleum has a complex environment, a vast structure, and contains a large amount of mercury. Once the mausoleum is opened, the mercury's evaporation would produce highly toxic substances. Of course, this is only one reason. Another reason, as we just mentioned, is that we are conducting a protective excavation and will not intentionally damage the tomb. Furthermore, opening the mausoleum would risk oxidation of some of the artifacts inside. Like the terracotta warriors we just saw, they were originally colored, but they oxidized and faded after being exposed to air."