So they’re building up. Now there’s a new, five-story-tall mausoleum, which the cemetery touts as the tallest crypt in the country, and it’ll be able to store the remains of tens of thousands of ...

The mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang (the first Emperor of Qin) is five kilometers east of Lintong County, 35 kilometers from Xi'an City in Shaanxi Province. On its south is Lishan Mountain and to ...

Tombs from that time are called fangshang for their square shapes. The mausoleum contained bed-chambers, sitting halls and temples for the offering of sacrifices to gods or ancestors, and other ...