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What happens after death? Is there a restful paradise? An eternal torment ? A rebirth? Or maybe just nothingness? Well, one Chinese emperor thought that whatever the hereafter was, he’d better bring an army. We know that because in 1974, farmers digging a well near their small village stumbled upon one of the most important finds in archaeological history – vast underground chambers surrounding a Chinese emperor’s tomb, and containing more than 8,000 life-size clay soldiers ready for battle. The story of the subterranean army begins with Ying Zheng, who came to power as the king of Qin state at the age of 13 in 246 BCE. Ambitious and ruthless, he would go on to become Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China after uniting its seven warring kingdoms.
Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen shares the fascinating history of Emperor Qin Shi Huang.