Why Was Qin's Privacy Valued More Than There Life?
700,000 people killed at the expense of protecting himself and wanting to hide his tomb. Qin Shi Huang (Qin) like many other Chinese people he is very private and did whatever he could to keep the secrecy of his tomb under wraps. Moreover, the individuality of each warrior is very important because after each warrior was made the artist was killed to protect Qin's privacy. Why was Qins privacy valued more than there life? Why was Qin so heartless and only cared about himself? These questions have multiple answers and there's not one simple answer. However, the most important thing is these Terracotta warriors individuality drawn one closer to the statue and see them more than just a piece of art.
The placement of the warriors was not only to protect Qin in his afterlife but to protect Qin's tomb and his belongings. As you may notice the warriors are made out of clay which brings out the different features of each warrior, but the clay is made out of toxic chemicals, and when it reaches the air it intoxicates the air. The original perceptions of these warriors being built was to be a guide for Qins soul to go into the afterlife. But rather they are there to prevent the peasants …show more content…
As you look at the tomb you see rows and rows of these warriors and the individualism in each one of them pops out at you , and you start to wonder to yourself it must have taken years for one artist to finish each warrior? But based on some Chinese guides they state, ¨ 700,000 people were killed to keep anyone from revealing its location. It was then buried and hidden from view (theplanetd.com).¨ Qin was so adamant about keeping his tomb underwraps because he knew the ¨peasants¨ was not fond of him and knew once again they was going to find his tomb and destroy it, but another guide will completely disregard that story because these ¨facts¨ were passed around through word of
The placement of the warriors was not only to protect Qin in his afterlife but to protect Qin's tomb and his belongings. As you may notice the warriors are made out of clay which brings out the different features of each warrior, but the clay is made out of toxic chemicals, and when it reaches the air it intoxicates the air. The original perceptions of these warriors being built was to be a guide for Qins soul to go into the afterlife. But rather they are there to prevent the peasants …show more content…
As you look at the tomb you see rows and rows of these warriors and the individualism in each one of them pops out at you , and you start to wonder to yourself it must have taken years for one artist to finish each warrior? But based on some Chinese guides they state, ¨ 700,000 people were killed to keep anyone from revealing its location. It was then buried and hidden from view (theplanetd.com).¨ Qin was so adamant about keeping his tomb underwraps because he knew the ¨peasants¨ was not fond of him and knew once again they was going to find his tomb and destroy it, but another guide will completely disregard that story because these ¨facts¨ were passed around through word of