The year is 1945 and the pilot of the US Air Force James Gaussman is trying to concentrate. He is flying through the section between India and China, when suddenly a flash catches his eye. He emerges from the plains in the heart of China and sees it: a huge pyramid that would embarrass even here in Giza.

The largest pyramid

"It was pure white on all sides," he said. "Remarkable was the top stone - a huge piece of gem-like material. It could have been a crystal. We couldn't land there, even though we'd love to. We were amazed at the sheer size of the matter. ”Two years later, Colonel Maurice Sheahan, Trans World Airline's Far East Director, reports the same experience. This time, his story is published in The New York Times, and the world is fascinated by what could be one of the greatest finds in the history of archeology. But was the three-meter pyramid real? And if so, did anyone dare to enter? We move quickly half a century forward and the answer is definitely clearer - although not crystal clear.

Photographs of the aforementioned pyramid by James Gaussman

Google Earth

Today, Google Earth will show not one, but several pyramids to anyone with the right coordinates in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province in northwest China. Almost forty are known here, but not all of them are easily recognizable to the human eye; they are overgrown with trees and grass, and many of them are 8 years old. Sometimes they do not look like classical pyramids, but rather like giant burial mounds of ancient rulers with flat peaks - in this respect they have more in common with Mesoamerican pyramids. The Xi'an area is essentially a Chinese version of Giza or the Valley of the Kings, especially since there are many members of the royal family hidden under the dirt that no one dared disturb.

We will first play the "find the pyramid" game and see if our Great White Pyramid, which is said to be twenty times larger in volume than the Great Pyramid of Giza, really exists; several pyramids can be seen, but not a trace of a gemstone blooming on top…

As early as the 17th century, a Roman Jesuit wrote about the pyramids. In 1785, the French Orientalist and Sinologist Joseph de Guignes wrote an essay proving that China was an Egyptian colony.

Confidentiality

As academician Thiks Weststeijn explains, “both nations used hieroglyphs to conceal their knowledge; Both the Egyptians and the Chinese respected tradition; they were enthusiasts of science, especially astronomy, and believed in the reincarnation of souls — so why would it not be possible for the pyramids and the Great Wall of China — such monuments of humanity — to be built by the same people? ”As we know, they did not build. But it didn't matter. For centuries, the pyramids slept in undisturbed peace until the dawn of the 20th century (and its technology) shook him.

"The local Chinese pyramids are built of mud and clay and resemble mounds rather than Egyptian pyramids," the Science News Letter said in 1947, "but the area is scarce. U.S. scientists who have resided in the area believe that the height of 1 feet (000 m), more than twice the height of any of the Egyptian pyramids, may be exaggerated. Most Chinese mounds in this area are built relatively low. The site is located in an area of ​​great archaeological significance, but few of the local pyramids have been explored. "

And now remember: when we talk about the Chinese pyramids, we are only talking about the information provided by the somewhat inseparable Chinese government. To this day, Western archaeologists have rarely been allowed to study these sites. In addition, at first glance, they appear to be deserted and overgrown with bushes. In the few photographs of the pyramids we have available, the shrubs are obviously planted deliberately. Even methodically: many of them are cypresses, some of the fastest growing trees.

What do the pyramids hide?

What could they hide? These are almost certainly the rulers and their posthumous companions (and not just their wives). For example, in ancient China, horses were highly revered and massive "horse funerals" were practiced throughout Asia and in many Indo-European countries. More than 547 horses were buried in the tomb of the ruler Jing of Chi (490-600 BC).

Uncovering hundreds of "sacred animals" would be impressive enough, but in 1974 the world saw a discovery of a truly different level. In March 1974, two farmers dug near Xi'an when they discovered the famous terracotta army of the first Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang…

Legends circulated that he was buried in a real little town with palaces, carriages, treasures and everything he needed in the afterlife - and thanks to luck or fate, these farmers came across him.

The site is so vast that scientists will "dig there for centuries," archaeologist Kristin Romey told Live Science in 2012.

Know that the emperor himself has not yet been discovered. And if so, officials are afraid to approach him; the legend also tells that the emperor is surrounded by a tunnel of 100 built, mercury-filled rivers. It is also said that those who knew the location of his tomb were killed to keep it a secret during construction and long after. That's why the army of inanimate soldiers: this place is not about visitors.

Pyramid mausoleum

So to sum it up - these pyramid mausoleums, like the mausoleum of Emperor Chin, are just the tip of the iceberg. Some of the pyramid sites, such as the Han Yang Ling Mausoleum, have been opened to tourism - but no one plans to uncover them any time soon.

Why? First, the Chinese government argues that there is simply no technology yet to uncover the pyramids without damaging their contents. "It's really clever of them," said archaeologist Romey, citing the hurried excavations of King Tut's tomb as a reason for braking. "Think of all the information we lost based on archaeological practices in the 30s. There is so much other information we could get, but the technology of that time was not what we have today. Although we may think that we have great techniques of archaeological excavation today, who knows if in a hundred years, when we open this tomb, they will not be even better. "

However, the question of why the government deliberately covers the pyramid could be solved by our scholar Weststeijn. A strong respect for Chinese culture for traditions could mean that they simply want to leave their royal families alone. Which means we have no choice but to watch them retreat back to earth with their secrets. Unless someone decides otherwise.

Until then, we'll settle for Indiana Jones and the White Pyramid, right?

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