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. ”
Dalam bukunya, The Qin Terracotta Army, Zhang Wenli menjelaskan bahwa ” makam [Ch’in] merupakan gambaran imperium Qin, [dan] dimaksudkan untuk memberi Qin Shi Huangdi [Ch’in Shih Huang Ti] setelah kematiannya semua kesemarakan dan keperkasaan yang ia nikmati semasa hidup ”.