文档介绍：Traveling in xi’an-Terra cotta
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The Terracotta Army was discovered in the spring of 1974 to the east of Xi'an in Shaanxi province by a group of farmers when they were digging a water well around 1 mile ( km) east of the Qin emperor's tomb mound at Mount Li (Lishan), a region riddled with underground springs and watercourses. For centuries, there had been occasional reports of pieces of terracotta figures and fragments of the Qin necropolis – roofing tiles, bricks, and chunks of masonry – having been dug up in the area. This most recent discovery prompted Chinese archaeologists to investigate, and they unearthed the largest pottery figurine group ever found in China.
A brief introduction of the museum of the terracotta amry
The Museum of the Terracotta Amry was opened to the public in is the world-famous museum that is constructed on the site of its findings .The main exhibits of the Museum of the Terracotta Amry are three exposed pits with clay warriors and horses, as well as the hall of the two bronze chariots and horses .Approximates 8,000 clay warriors and horses, more than 10,000 brozen weapons have been found in the pits. The museun is like a treasure house of Qin Dynasty’s military affairs, science and technology, art and culture. It has been listed as an UNESCO “world heritage site” today the “eight wonder of the world” has e a synonym for the well-known terracotta amry.
The figures vary in height according to their roles, with the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors,chariots and horses. Current estimates are that in the three pits containing the Terracotta Army there were over 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which are still buried in the pits.[1] Other terracotta non-military figures were also found in other pits and they include officials, acrobats, strongmen and musicians.
Construction of figures
Diagram of the museum
Pits
There are four main pits associa