The Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Dynasty, also known as the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Dynasty, are the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units and the first batch of Chinese world heritage. They are located in the Terracotta Warriors Pit 1.5 km east of Qin Shihuang Mausoleum in Lintong District, Xi City, Shaanxi Province.

Terracotta warriors and horses are a category of ancient tomb sculptures. In ancient times, human sacrifice was practiced, and slaves were accessories of slave owners before their death. When they die, the slaves will be buried with the slave owners as sacrifices. Terracotta warriors and horses were made into sacrifices in the shape of troops (chariots, horses and soldiers).

Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit is the burial pit of Qin Shihuang Mausoleum, which is located l500 meters east of the Mausoleum. The burial pits of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang sit west to east, and the three pits are arranged in a zigzag pattern.

The first pit of Terracotta Warriors was rectangular, with a length of 230m from east to west, a width of 62m from north to south and a depth of 5m, with a total area of14260m2. There are inclined doorways on all sides, and there are two terracotta warriors and horses pits on the left and right, which are now called pits No.2 and No.3. The terracotta warriors and horses pits have reasonable layout and strange structure. At the bottom of the pit about 5 meters deep, an east-west bearing wall is set every 3 meters, and the terracotta warriors and horses are arranged in the holes between the walls.

Most of the terracotta warriors and horses are in the pit, about 1.7 meters high, and the highest is 1.9 meters. Ma Tao is about 1.5 meters high and 2 meters long. The size of the chariot is the same as that of the actual vehicle. People, carriages and army formations are all artistic expressions through realistic techniques.

Most Qin terracotta warriors and horses hold bronze weapons, including bows, crossbows, arrows, beryllium, spears, bows, swords, machetes and cymbals. Bronze weapons have been buried underground for more than 2000 years, and they are still as bright and sharp as new. They were actual combat weapons at that time, dressed in exquisite armor and knotted with colored threads on their chests. The military attache will wear a long crown, and the number of trials will be more.

Terracotta warriors and horses have different faces, fatness, expressions, eyebrows, eyes and ages.

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Unearthing process of Qin terracotta warriors and horses;

1in March, 974, when the villagers in Xiyang village in Lingdong were fighting drought, they were digging a well by the persimmon forest in the south of the village, and the depth was more than 5 meters.

I actually found "Wa Wangye", a ceramic sculpture of the head.

It happened that a cadre came to check the progress of well drilling. Seeing this scene, he quickly reported the news to the county cultural center. After several years of exploration and discovery by the cultural relics department, the extraordinary terracotta warriors and horses of Qin Shihuang's mausoleum finally appeared in front of the world. After the excavation of archaeologists, the treasure of Qin figurines buried underground more than 2000 years ago was unearthed.

1975, the state decided to build a museum on the original site of the figurine pit. 1 97910 June1day, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum of Qin Shihuang began to show to tourists at home and abroad.

On the evening of June 3rd, 2009 1, the No.1 pit of Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Qin Shihuang Mausoleum was excavated again, and then colorful terracotta warriors and horses were unearthed in the middle of the northern part of No.1 pit. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang are one of the greatest discoveries in the world archaeological history.

1978 former French prime minister Jacques Chirac said after his visit: "There are seven wonders in the world, and the discovery of Qin figurines can be said to be eight wonders. If you don't look at the Qin Terracotta Warriors, you can't expect China. " Since then, the terracotta warriors have been hailed as "one of the eight wonders" by the world, and three pits have been dug so far.

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