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Name of Stamp: T151M Bronze Chariot Underearth from Mausoleum of Emperor .
Issue date: June 20, 1990
Values in set: 1
Perforation: 11.5×11
Sheet composition: 1
Size of stamp: 120×40mm
Size of souvenir sheet: 140×78mm
Designers: Wang Huming, Liu Lijun
Process: Photogravure
Printer: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing House

The First Emperor of Qin Dynasty (221 B.C. - 207 B.C.) was named Ying Zheng(259BC-210BC). He was the king of the Qin State in the Warring States Period,founder of the Qin Dynasty. From 230 BC to 221 BC, he wiped out six states and set up the first centralized unified feudal country. The whole country was divided into 36 administrative prefectures, each prefecture consisting of counties. The highest ruler was called Huangdi (Emperor). The First Emperor’s tomb was located in Lintong County of Shaanxi Province, thirty-five km west of Xi’an. In the early spring of 1974, in the east part of the tomb was found the Qin terra cotta warriors, arousing a great shock to the world. In December of 1980, in the west part of the tomb were unearthed two carts with earth horses, which appeared very lively. They are very rare treasures in the world.

This one-stamp set shows the photo of two unearthed bronze carriages. The two carriages, when unearthed, were lined one before the other. The first one was driven by four bronze horses, each accompanied by a bronze page. After carriages, pages and horses were molded, they were processed through filing, friction, punching and drilling. Embedded-casting, welding, riveting, chaining, nailing and other technologies were applied to link parts together. Its exquisite manufacturing technology reflected outstanding creative capability of the Chinese people 2,000.

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