Terra Cotta Warriors

Terra Cotta Warriors it is a great discovery in human history and one of the eight wonders in the world. The site is highly ranked just next to the Pyramids in Egypt and the ancient sculptures in Greece, they are all invaluable treasures.

   
The discovery of the Terra Cotta Warriors was in Xi'an in 1974 by a local resident. It triggered the interest of Chinese archeologists who excavated the 7,000 earth-made soldier and horse figures from the ground. The most interesting thing is that their face expressions and the "hair styles" of these soldier figures are all different from each other. It took about 38 years with many craftsmen to complete this historical project.

In 221 BC, Emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Qin Dynasty established the first centralized dynasty in China. After his death, his people buried him at the north of Lishan Hill in Lintong County. The tomb is a rammed-soil mound with a height of 47m. In 1974, three large pits of terra-cotta figures were discovered about 1.5km east of the mausoleum. Among those three, the largest one is Pit No.1, covering almost 14,260 square meters. The pit is divided into eleven corridors arraying 38 columns of clay warriors, chariots and horses.
Over 6,000 clay warriors would have been recovered from the pit if they could be completely excavated. This will be an artistic reappearance of hundreds of Qin's warriors. The figures, life-like shaped and colorfully painted, are of high artistic value. Now, a big arch-roofed exhibition hall is set up over Pit No.1 where the restored terra-cotta warriors and horses are on display. There are thousands of tourists from all around the world visit Xi'an each year.