China to Build Park on Qinshihuang Mausoleum

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 ◆ China to Build Park on Qinshihuang Mausoleum

China is to build a park to house the mausoleum of an emperor who unified China. The emperor Qinshihuang and thousands of terra cotta warriors and horses were buried 2,000 years ago in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

The park covers 2.13 square kilometers, and will be divided into two parts, the inner and outer sections. The 24 enterprises and 6,000 residents living in the area are expected to move out to enable the project, at a cost of 500 million yuan, to be completed.

The Qinshihuang museum, 37 kilometers east of Xi'an, was opened to the public 21 years ago. It houses over 7,000 life-sized terra cotta warriors and horses and was first discovered in 1974.

The lifelike soldiers and horses, made over 2,200 years ago during the Qin Dynasty (221 BC - 207 BC) have been referred to as the 8th wonder of the world. They were buried less than a mile from the emperor's tomb to insure his glory in the afterlife.