Ancient History Civilization

more Terracotta Army Pictures

The Terracotta Army Museum lie 1.5 km east to the Tomb of Qin First Emperor.
The Terracotta Army figures lie underground for more than 2000 years. In 1974, farmers digging a well about 1500 meters east of the tomb uncovered one of the greatest archaeological sites in the world. The firstly discovered site [...]

Color painted kneeling archer

Color-painted archers excavated from Pit Two, kneel on their right knees and would have held a crossbow against the right hip to keep it steady prior to firing.

April 23rd (Wed) Xi’an (Breakfast/Luch/Dinner)
This morning visit the burial site of an incredible army of 8000 lifelike Terra-cotta Warriors, horses, and chariots.  Thereafter visit the History Museum.

Terra Cotta Warriors – In 1974 a group of peasants digging a well, made what was to become the greatest archaeological find of the 20th century when [...]

Archaeological research shows that all the terracotta warriors were originally painted in brilliant and rich tones of red, green, lavender and sky blue.

Terra-Cotta Statue

The legions of terra-cotta warriors in the famed tomb of Chinese Emperor Qin were originally painted with pigments and a layer of lacquer. Time and the stresses of excavation, though, have left most of the statues colorless.