The Terra-Cotta Warriors

Political leaders, celebrities and scholars who have visited the site of the Terra Cotta Warriors think, it is a great archeological discovery in human history and one of the eight wonders in the world. The site is ranked high besides the Pyramids in Egypt and ancient sculptures in Greece, they are all the invaluable treasures of our culture. 

In 221 BC, Emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Qin Dynasty established the first centralized feudal dynasty in China. After his death, he was buried at the north foot of Lishan Hill in the east of Lintong County. The tomb is a rammed-soil mound, 47m high and its base is 485m - 515m. In 1974, three large pits of terra-cotta figures were found 1.5km east of the mausoleum. Among the three, the largest one is Pit No.1, covering 14,260 sq. m. The pit is divided into eleven corridors in which arrayed 38 columns of life-sized clay warriors, horses and chariots.

Over 6,000 clay warriors could be assumedly unearthed from the pit if it would be completely excavated. This would be really an artistic reappearance of hundreds of Qin Shi Huang's warriors. With its artistic momentum, it could be acclaimed a piece of great masterwork. The figures, life-likely shaped and colorfully painted, are of high artistic value. Now, a big arch-roofed exhibition hall is set up over Pit No.1 where the restored terra-cotta warriors and horses are on display.