My UNESCO WHS List

This blog puts together some of my passions: travelling, especially to UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHS); philately (collecting stamps); deltiology (collecting postcards); and doing research into TUIs (i.e., totally useless information) of things that interest me. Hence, it catalogues UNESCO WHS that I have been to, stamps showing UNESCO WHS that I have, as well as postcards featuring UNESCO WHS that I have received (i.e., stamped and posted) and maxicards and postal cards (both used or unused).

24 July, 2019

Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor

where. China

year of inscription. 1987

criteria. Cultural

Located in Shaanxi province, this mausoleum is the tomb of Qinshihuang (death in 210 BCE), the first monarch to unify China. Construction began in 246 BCE, with the layout of the grave complex, which lies below a gigantic mound, designed to mirror the urban plan of the then-capital, Xianyang. The burial pits are filled with terracotta warriors, every single one of whom look different, with their terracotta horses, bronze chariots, and bronze weapons. The re-discovery of the mausoleum only happened in 1974 CE. To date, not all the burial chambers have been examined, with less than one-third of the estimated 600 pits having been excavated.

what. WHS visited (March 2016)