The Terracotta Army
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Terra-Cotta Army of Qin Shihuangdi, one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in the world and awesome!! The Grand Mausoleum of Qin Emperor, the first emperor of China, is protected by more than 6000 life size Terra-Cotta Warriors and horses. The exhibit contains multiple exhibition halls, the largest of which is 180 meters by sixty meters in size. The entire site houses the continuing excavation of an army of 6,000 Terra-Cotta soldiers and horses that guard the tomb of Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of a unified China whose geographical region approached the country’s modern area. It is a stunning exhibition of ancient artifacts that is well laid out and easy to view and much bigger when you are there to appreciate it!
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Review by expert member ‘Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor’'No doubt thousands of statues still remain to be unearthed at this archaeological site, which was not discovered until 1974. Qin (d. 210 B.C.), the first ... Read more » 5 / 5 Review by press. ‘Incredible’Over 8,000 terracotta warriors and horses stand ready to aid the first Xian emperor as he makes the transition to the afterlife and hopefully continues ... Read more »
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Review by editor ‘The march of Xi'an's Terracotta Army’For all its grandiose history, my strongest memory from the time I lived in Xi'an is of its street life. Everyone used to head out to the street in their free ... Read more » 5 / 5 Review by press. Have you been here? Why not add your own review. |
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