Talk:Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor

Pronunciation
The name, Qin, is pronounced "Chin". It would be helpful if text made this clear. Virgil H. Soule (talk) 22:01, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
 * , Ok. Is there a source for this? Thegooduser   Life Begins With a Smile :)  🍁 01:31, 26 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Isn't this common knowledge? 46.114.202.91 (talk) 00:46, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

Excavation Schedule?
With such historical significance, it is hard to imagine that no timetable exists for the excavation of the emperor's tomb. Has anyone had any luck finding such a schedule? 163.29.35.147 (talk) 02:10, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

The original discovery
The article doesn't say anything about *how* this magnificent necropolis was actually discovered, but I've always heard the story that it was found by accident, by some local peasants plowing in the ground or doing some kind of construction work. It would have been in the mid-seventies. This sounds likely, but can someone check it and confirm? 83.251.170.27 (talk) 23:10, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
 * The article is about the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, which people have always known is in the area. The accidental discovery is the Terracotta Army which was not known to exist, and it has its own article and its discovery is mentioned there. Strictly speaking the discovery has no place here, because the discovery is about a related but different subject, although its discovery sparked interest in the mausoleum and the excavation of the necropolis. Hzh (talk) 12:02, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

There's a confusing sentence at the end of paragraph one of the Discovery of the Terracotta Army section: "Some scholars believe that the so-called "crossing three springs" is just a false finger." What is a false finger? There's also no other mention of three springs in this article. I marked it as Citation Needed, hopefully someone more knowledgeable can clarify & provide a source for this. mtexter3 (talk) 10:47, 2 June 2023 (EDT)

Interesting material on the design of the tomb
For those who are experts on this topic please note the following source: Despite the title's focus, the actual article mainly discusses the design elements of the tomb. Koala Tea Of Mercy ( KTOM's Articulations &amp; Invigilations ) 22:02, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
 * "The First Emperor's Terracotta Army recruited outside China" 26 October 2010

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Redundancy
Some points made early in the article are reiterated in later sections. Redundant paragraphs could be removed to make the article more concise. DoritoKing1 (talk) 03:54, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Clarity
Under "Opinions on possible excavation," it is written that "opponents of such excavations hold that China's current technology is not able to deal with the large scale of the underground palace yet." The following sentences imply that the technology is not able to deal with the large scape preservation of the mausoleum. However, my first impression upon reading the sentence was that Chinese technology is unable to deal with the booby traps. Can we make it clearer that we're talking about the preservation of the site?

-AAEexecutive (talk) 19:33, 3 January 2024 (UTC)