The Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses are world famous, attracting a large number of tourists from home and abroad to visit them each year. However, they are only a part of the yet unexcavated mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang located to its west. Though, we've written about them already, let's have another walk through this amazing and ancient place saturated with mystery. This story will be more detailed...
A ruler from the western state of Qin united the Warring States and formed China in 221 B.C. and named himself Shi Huangdi, meaning First Emperor. The Emperor connected and extended the old fortification walls along the north of China, forming the Great Wall of China to stop invading barbarians from the north.
The Emperor standardized Chinese writing, bureaucracy, scholarship, law, currency, weights and measures. He expanded the Chinese empire, built a capital in Xian, a system of roads, and massive fortifications and palaces.
The entombment of the first Chinese Emperor is the most important tourist object of the Celestial Empire. It is located in the ancient city of Xian, a former capital of China.
The Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses can be reached by bus. The territory around the entombment is surrounded by kilometers of shops and other useless constructions that make a labyrinth out of this place.
Over 8000 warriors have been excavated till now. Their number is constantly increasing. Their height is 180-190 cm and weight of one soldier is equal to 136 kg.
There are no similar faces at all.
The warriors have real weapon at their disposal such as arbalests and pikes the major part of which must have been borrowed by rebellious peasants.
Attention to details is amazing.
It is believed that many thousands of other warriors can be hidden deep in the earth as well as figures of musicians and officials.
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