Chinese Museums: Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum Discovered in 1974 and listed as a world heritage site by #UNESCO in 1987, the army of #TerracottaWarriors was built by Emperor #Qinshihuang of the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C.-207 B.C.), who unified China for the first time. The Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum, housing the famous army of Terracotta Warriors, has received over 100 million visits up to now. #InternationalMuseumDay, which falls on May 18, is celebrated across the wo

1K views · 45 reactions | @xiranjayzhao Haha isn't it so interesting that regimes in Chinese history have had a 250-year upper limit before needing a hard reset of some kind in the form of rebellions or capital sackings. Also ANYONE can receive the new Mandate of Heaven and become the new emperor, even peasants. Liu Bang of the Han dynasty was just a local sheriff and Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty was a beggar monk! #history #chinesehistory | Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents | Facebook