210 B.C. From Pit 1 at Xiyangcun, Lintong, Shaanxi Province
China's First Emperor built a huge mausoleum at Lintong that would recreate his palace and court below ground.
His tomb was provided with every necessity for the next life, including an army of more than seven thousand terracotta soldiers, which stood in formation east of his burial mound (More About The Tomb of the First Emperor).
When it is at its best the coffee itself suggests intrigue, with its complexity, its weight without heaviness, and an acidity that resonates deep inside the heart of the coffee, enveloped in richness, rather than confronting the palate the moment we lift the cup.
Lintong properly describes only coffees grown in a relatively small region just southwest of Lake Toba in the kecamatan or district of Lintongnihuta.
Mandheling is a more comprehensive designation, referring both to Lintong coffees and to coffees grown under similar conditions in the regency of Diari, north of Lake Toba.
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