Terracotta Warriors
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Terracotta Warriors Travel Guide
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Location
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Terracotta Warriors, Qinglin Township, Lintong County, Xian
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Highlights
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- The Eighth Wonder of the World (1978)
- World Heritage Site (1987);
- A landmark of Xian City
- The Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum is the first and largest mausoleum in China.(built from 246 BC to 208 BC)
- Qin Terracotta Warriors Museum opened in 1979 is the largest ancient military museum in China (2013).
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Time for a Visit
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2 - 3 hours
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Opening hours
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Peak Season (Mar. to Nov.): 8:30-17:30
Off Season (Dec. to Feb.): 8:30-17:00
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Terracotta Warriors in Xian, known as the eighth wonder of the world, now is a museum to display the terra-cotta warriors and horses which were made in Tang Dynasty. From its history, Qin Terracotta Army is covered by a mysterious face.
In 221 B.C., Emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty established the first centralized feudal dynasty in China. After his death, he was buried at the northern foot of Lishan Hill in the east of Lintong County. The tomb has been reduced to half its size after 2,000 years of water and soil erosion, but still impressive - 76 meters high and a fundamental space of 120,000 square meters.
One unusual detail about the construction of the tomb is that the emperor had the building begin shortly after becoming king of Qin at the age of 13. This action contradicted Confucian wisdom that a son should demonstrate respect for his father by building as impressive a memorial as possible and that a man should never plan his own funeral rites.
The tomb took 39 years and 700,000 workers to reach completion. It had pearls embedded in the ceiling to represent the stars, and rivers and lakes were modeled with liquid mercury. The tomb itself has not been opened yet.
There are four main categories of figures in this museum: chariot warriors, infantrymen, cavalrymen, and horses. There are generals, middle ranking officers, lower ranking officers, ordinary soldiers, and armored warriors. The latter can be further divided according to their headgear into warriors with a square scarf, a cylindrical bun, or a flat bun. There are kneeling warriors as well.
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