In his book The Qin Terracotta Army, Zhang Wenli explains that Ch’in’s “mausoleum is a representation of the Qin empire [and was] intended to provide Qin Shi Huangdi [Ch’in Shih Huang Ti] after death with all the splendour and might he enjoyed during life. ”
२२१ मध्ये चीनच्या युद्ध करणाऱ्‍या प्रांतांमध्ये एकी आणली होती.