Secret Behind Terracotta Warriors Armies of Emperor

Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses in the city of Xi'An, China, not an ordinary museum. This is where more than 8,000 troops and Chinese war horse is found in the form of clay. These statues were made thousands of years ago.

As China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang was a brave man. He unites plains of China and then do a lot of reforms in government. But on the other hand, Qin also had a vulnerable side. Even long before he died, Emperor Qin had one forecast to do its citizens.

Forecast it is a replica of the army in the form of clay, complete with horse. The emperor believed that the terracotta army is going to accompany him in the afterlife.

The year was 247 BC, when Xi'An City residents began to build the first clay sculpture. Citing the official website of Tourism of China, Monday (05/21/2012) Xi'An is the first administrative capital.

Unmitigated, generate thousands of new troops ended 39 years later. Unfortunately, the Emperor died two years before everything is completed. Terracotta figurines were then forgotten until thousands of years.

New in 1974, farmers found some ancient stuff while hoeing. Until finally revealed what had been buried in the underground city of Xi'An. In total there are three grave sites, each spaced about 20 meters.

Archaeologists and scientists into action. In 1979, opened the Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses. It did not take long until in 1987 it became a World Heritage Site that was asked UNESCO.


Guaranteed, your mouth will be made open-mouthed when entering this place. Imagine, no more than 8,000 armies, horses, chariots, until the weapons were all made of clay. The troops dressed in full war, with the same height as a human being, too haircuts and face a similar, but many also face very different from each other.

Most importantly, this relic was minimal damage, albeit forgotten thousands of years.

There are three parts that can be entered by tourists who converge on an area of 16 thousand square meters. Pit 1 is the largest containing thousands of combatants. Pit 2 contains thousands of more troops and 90 chariots. While Pit 3 is the place for 68 troops, the carts, and four horses terracotta.

Now, Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses to be one part of the Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum Site Park. The place is open from 8:00 to 6:00 p.m. Local time.


If you're vacationing in the Bamboo Curtain country, this place is absolutely not to be missed. Said the traveler, visiting China without seeing Terracota Warriors like going to Egypt without seeing the Pyramids