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==Historical mausoleums==
===China===
====Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor====
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[[File:Terra Cotta army.jpg|thumb|right|Terracotta warriors of Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum]]

The first emperor of the Qin dynasty, [[Qin Shi Huang]]'s mausoleum is located in the [[Lintong District]] of [[Xi'an]], [[Shaanxi]] Province. Qin Shi Huang's tomb is one of the World Heritage sites in China. Its remarkable feature and size have been known as one of the most important historical sites in China.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ma|first1=Ying|last2=Fuller|first2=Benjamin T.|last3=Sun|first3=Weigang|last4=Hu|first4=Songmei|last5=Chen|first5=Liang|last6=Hu|first6=Yaowu|last7=Richards|first7=Michael P.|title=Tracing the locality of prisoners and workers at the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang: First Emperor of China (259–210 BCE)|journal=Scientific Reports|year=2016|volume=6|page=26731|doi=10.1038/srep26731|pmid=27253909|pmc=4890548|bibcode=2016NatSR...626731M|language=en|doi-access=free}}</ref> Qin Shi Huang is the first emperor who united China for the first time. The mausoleum was built in 247 BCE after he became the emperor of the [[Qin dynasty]].

Ancient Chinese [[mausoleum]]s have unique characteristics compared to other cultures[citation?]. Ancient Chinese thought that the soul remains even after death, (immortal soul) regarded funeral practices as an important tradition.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Li|first1=Shuang|title=The funeral and Chinese culture|date=1993|publisher=Bowling Green State University|pages=113–120}}</ref> From their long history, the construction of mausoleums has developed over time, creating monumental and massive ancient emperor's [[tomb]].

Archeologists have found more than 8,000 life-sized figures resembling an army surrounding the emperor's tomb.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Liu|first1=Nelson H. S.|first2=Charles Y.|last2=Liu|first3=Veronica|last3=Pagán|title=The Terra Cotta Army of Qin Shi Huang|year=2011|volume=75|issue=3–4|journal=World Neurosurgery|pages=352–353|doi=10.1016/j.wneu.2011.02.028|pmid=21600463}}</ref> The primary purpose of the placement of [[Terracotta Army]] is to protect the emperor's tomb. The figures were composed of clay and fragments of pottery. The Terracotta Army represents soldiers, horses, government officials, and even musicians. The arrangement and the weapons they are carrying accurately represent the real formations and weapons of the time. Furthermore, facial features aren't identical, each sculpture bearing a unique look.

====Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties====
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[[File:Ming Dynasty Tomb.jpg|thumb|Ming tomb in Beijing, China]]

The Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties are included as [[World Heritage Sites]]. The three Imperial Tombs of the Qin dynasty were added in 2000 and 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1004|title=Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties|first=UNESCO World Heritage|last=Centre|website=whc.unesco.org}}</ref> The three tombs were all built in the 17th century. The tombs have been constructed to memorialize the emperors of the [[Qing dynasty]] and their ancestors. In tradition, Chinese have followed [[Feng Shui]] to build and decorate the interior. All of the tombs are strictly made following the superstition of Feng Shui.

The Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties clearly show the cultural and architectural tradition that has existed in the area for more than 500 years[citation?]. In Chinese culture, the tombs were considered as a portal between the world of the living and the dead[citation?]. Chinese believed that the portal would divide the soul into two parts. The half of the soul would go to heaven, and the other half would remain within the physical body.<ref>Johnson, Mark M. "Imperial Tombs of China." Arts and Activities 119.4 (1996): 22. ProQuest. Web. 23 Apr. 2017.</ref>