Speaking of the Terracotta Warriors, whether you have visited the field or seen it in film and television works, you will be shocked by its magnificent momentum, neatly arranged teams and tall shapes. Indeed, as the eighth wonder of the world, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang have attracted people's attention, and while marveling at the masterpieces of the ancients, people will ask some questions, why not tear down the earthen wall in the middle of the Terracotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang?
First of all, let's understand what the earthen wall in the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Army of Qin Shi Huang was doing. The construction of ancient imperial tombs was huge, but there were also many problems, such as underground water seepage and geological shaking, as well as the destruction of tomb robbers. The Terracotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang are numerous and large, and if they are not handled well, they are likely to cause permanent damage to the Terracotta Warriors in a short period of time.
In order to solve these problems, the ancient craftsmen came up with a way to build earthen walls in the army of the terracotta warriors, these earthen walls are wide and thick, can effectively withstand the pressure of sealing soil, craftsmen built wood on the earthen wall, to withstand the pressure of sealing soil, the imprint left on the earth wall is the sealing soil pressure, it can be seen that the weight of the sealing soil is very huge.
Therefore, the earthen wall became the load-bearing wall of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Army of Qin Shi Huang, and played a role in supporting the buildings and sealing the soil on the mausoleum. It also leads to a second reason – to prevent the sealing of the land from causing damage to the Terracotta Army.
Second, the Terracotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang are relatively tall, buried underground for a long time, and are easily damaged due to geological movements. The construction of a wide and thick earthen wall, in addition to bearing loads, can also play a role in protecting the terracotta warriors, because the earthen walls divide the entire terracotta army into relatively independent areas.
In this way, it is equivalent to putting eggs into different baskets, and in the event of a geological disaster, it is also largely used to preserve a part of the terracotta army. Otherwise, in the event of a geological disaster or other accident, the entire Terracotta Army may be completely destroyed, which is actually a protective measure to reduce losses.
Third, after the study of archaeologists, these tall earthen walls are completely piled up with soil, there is no burial in them, it has no archaeological value, and there is no need to excavate or bulldoze. If there are artifacts in these earthen walls, they have archaeological value and are worth excavating. Moreover, these earthen walls are all rammed, tall and thick, and if they are all dug up, it will cost a lot of financial, material and manpower, so there is no need to do such a futile thing.
Based on the above points, the last reason was born - in order to maintain the original appearance of the cultural relics. Since these earthen walls can protect the terracotta warriors, and they do not have archaeological value themselves, it is too laborious to excavate, so they simply do not dig, so that the original appearance of the cultural relics can be maintained, so that people can intuitively see the original distribution of the terracotta army.
In this way, the human factor is minimized, and the original appearance of the terracotta warriors is presented to the world to the greatest extent. It can make people more directly feel the superb skills, high wisdom and grandeur of the ancients.
The Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang is a demonstration of the strength of a powerful empire, and also condenses the wisdom and blood and sweat of the ancient working people, passing down this precious historical wealth from generation to generation, telling future generations that the greatness and pioneering deeds of the Chinese nation have inspired generation after generation to work hard for the prosperity and strength of the Chinese nation, which has great historical significance. Therefore, it is necessary to strive to maintain the original appearance of the Terracotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang and let people observe and appreciate it at close range.