page_title: Ancient Linzi
section_title: Tombs
hierarchical_section_title: Ancient Linzi / Tombs
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of horse skeletons in the "Sacrificial Horse Pit", a burial site from the times of the State of Qi, believed to belong to the tomb of Duke Jing of Qi who reigned from 547 to 490 BC.
context_page_description: Linzi, originally called Yingqiu, was the capital of the ancient Chinese state of Qi during the Zhou Dynasty. The ruins of the city lie in modern-day Linzi District, Shandong, China. The city was one of the largest and richest in China during the Spring and Autumn Period. With occupying Linzi in 221 BC, King Zheng of Qin completed his conquest of the Chinese rival states and declared himself the first emperor of Ancient China shortly afterwards. The ruins of the ancient city were excavated in 1926 by Japanese archaeologists and in 1964 by Chinese archaeologists.
context_section_description: The ruins of the city are surrounded by over 100 tumuli, some as far as 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away. Many of the tombs around Linzi have been looted in antiquity. In pits near what is considered the tomb of Duke Jing of Qi, over 600 sacrificed horses have been found arranged in two rows.
caption: Sacrificial horse pit
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