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Chinese pyramids
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<p>Chinese pyramids are pyramidal structures in China, most of which are ancient <a href="/facts/Mausoleum/LMhcom0y">mausoleums</a> and burial <a href="/facts/Mound/lQqjrYQk">mounds</a> built to house the remains of several early <a href="/facts/Emperors_of_China/W56Qf2Rv">emperors of China</a> and their imperial relatives. About 38 of them are located around 25 kilometres (16 mi) – 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-west of <a href="/facts/Xi%2527an/yaIdymtu">Xi'an</a>, on the <a href="/facts/Guanzhong/bwsntgTP">Guanzhong</a> Plains in <a href="/facts/Shaanxi/tNvSEe3v">Shaanxi</a> Province. The most famous is the <a href="/facts/Mausoleum_of_the_First_Qin_Emperor/9gM2VUv2">Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor</a>, northeast of Xi'an and 1.7 km west of where the <a href="/facts/Terracotta_Army/bnd6yBGz">Terracotta Army</a> was found. </p>