The Qin Tombs at Dianzi, Longxian County compiled by the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology is so far the first monographic report on the excavation of Qin tombs . It described 224 Qin tombs from the Spring-Autumn and Warring States period to the Qin dynasty. The book features scientificalness and completeness in the systematization of material and makes for the first time the periodization of a great number of Qin tombs belonging to the same cemetery. The Qin tombs at Dianzi are noteworthy in many aspects. For example, the catacombs are in a small number and of a relatively late date; the flexed burials account for the majority and the extended ones appeared in a later time; pottery li tripods with double ears and granary molds characteristic of the “Rong” people were discovered quite often; and pottery ritual vessels are combined in even numbers. These reflect the local features of the cemetery and enrich our understanding of the Qin culture.
