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    Terracotta Army - Wikipedia

    • The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE with the purpose of protecting him in his afterlife. The figures, dating from approximately the late 200s BCE, were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Lintong C… See more

    History

    The construction of the tomb was described by the historian Sima Qian (145–90 BCE) in the Records of the Grand Historian, the first of China's 24 dynastic histories, which was written a century after the mausoleum's completion… See more

    Necropolis

    The Terracotta Army is part of a much larger necropolis. Ground-penetrating radar and core sampling have measured the area to be approximately 98 square kilometers (38 square miles).
    The necrop… See more

    Excavation site

    Four main pits approximately 7 m (23 ft) deep have since been uncovered in the site excavations. These are located approximately 1.5 km (0.93 mi) east of the burial mound. The soldiers within were laid out as if to … See more

    Warrior figures

    The terracotta figures are life-sized, typically ranging from 175 cm (5.74 ft) to about 200 cm (6.6 ft) (the officers are typically taller). They vary in height, uniform, and hairstyle in accordance with their portra… See more

    Scientific research

    In 2007, scientists at Stanford University and the Advanced Light Source facility in Berkeley, California, reported that powder diffraction experiments combined with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and micro-X-ra… See more

    Exhibitions

    The first exhibition of the figures outside of China was held at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) in Melbourne, Australia in 1982.
    A collection of 120 objects from the mausoleu… See more

     
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    Terracotta Warriors and Horses (officialy Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum) is the eighth wonder of the world. Here are some useful travel information about tickets, how to visit, maps, tips, etc.

  6. Terracotta Army: A Complete Guide with Pictures

    Terracotta Army. Attraction name: The Qin Tomb Terracotta Warriors and Horses. Chinese: 秦陵兵马俑 Qínlíng Bīngmǎyǒng /chin-ling bing-maa-yong/. Features: hundreds of life-size terracotta soldiers, horses, and chariots in battle array. …

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    Chariots. Equally impressive are the great chariots, including the war chariot. These were found just outside the actual burial of Qin Shi Huangdi (which remains unexcavated at this time). Two bronze chariots were found, one …

  8. The Terracotta Warriors - Smarthistory

    The Terracotta Warriors—discovered in the tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi, the First Emperor of China—are one of the most recognizable images of Chinese heritage worldwide along with the Great Wall of China and the Forbidden City, and one …

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    Terracotta Army, aka Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, is a complex of thousands of life-sized terracotta statues of soldiers, chariots and horses. An important part of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, it is the mirror of the real …