Xi'an (Chinese: 西安; pinyin: Xī'ān is the capital of Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city located in the center of the Guanzhong Plain in Northwest China. One of the oldest cities in China, Xi'an is the oldest of the Four Great Ancient Capitals, having held the position under several of the most important dynasties in Chinese history,including Western Zhou, Qin, Western Han, Sui, and Tang. Xi'an is the starting point of the Silk Road and home to the Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. To more info click here.
A walk among warriors of Terracotta ...
The Terracotta Warriors of Xi'an are well known in the world for being world heritage, today it is a crowded park where people from all over the world travel to see them and take many photos. This is one of the most impressive places I have ever seen, although with some simplicity and modesty that characterizes Chinese constructions.
The park entrance looks like this:
The Terracotta Army (simplified Chinese: 兵马俑; traditional Chinese: 兵馬俑; literally: "Soldier-and-horse funerary statues") is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE and whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife. The figures, dating from approximately the late third century BCE, were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi province. The figures vary in height according to their roles, with the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors, chariots and horses. Estimates from 2007 were that the three pits containing the Terracotta Army held more than 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which remained buried in the pits nearby Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum. Other terracotta non-military figures were found in other pits, including officials, acrobats, strongmen and musicians. To more info click here.
The pits...
They are composed of rows of figures of warriors made of terracotta, each with a distinctive element, the sight is lost among so many figures and details:
On the outskirts of the park and statue of Emperor Qin Shi Huang ...
Inside the museum ...
Inside the building there is a museum with the most outstanding and best preserved figures, you can also see that not only human figures but also animals, such as horses belonging to the battalion of war.