It is no exaggeration to say that no trip to China is complete without a visit to Xian to see the Terracotta Warriors. Hailed as one of the world wonders, the Terracotta Warriors are quintessential essence of Chinese sculptural art. To get a deep understanding of the Terracotta Warriors, you better learn something about the Terracotta Warriors first before you see them up-close. The Terracotta Warriors are classified into different roles.

High-rank Commanders and Battling Soldiers

Senior military officer figurines, commonly known as the generals, are excavated in the pits, the amount is few, less than ten pieces, divided into uniform general and armor general two types, their common feature is wearing the crown, tall and burly, stern temperament all featuring typical general demeanor. Uniform General simple dress shirt, but with the chest flower decoration, and armor general chest, backs and shoulders are decorated with a total of eight colorful flowers, gorgeous and beautiful, elegant and extraordinary, to show the rank, identity, as well as the authority in the military. The ordinary battling soldiers, as the main body in the military, excavated in the pits, according to different dresses, are divided into two categories, namely the uniform soldiers and armor warriors. They all serve as the main force in the battle. The uniform soldiers are mostly distributed in the matrix form, flexible; armor warrior figurines are distributed in the matrix. These soldiers are all holding the weapons, showing high spirited temperament, ready to battle with the enemies

Soldiers on Chariots

The soldiers on the chariots are those who are arranged to stay on the chariots before engaging in war but they do not actually drive the chariots. There are two soldiers on the chariot, respectively, the left chariot figurine and right chariot figurine. The driver figurines for driving the chariot, there were only three ones unearthed, they wear long jacket, with armour, a long arm and wrist, hand on hand nail, tibia with leggings, round his neck, head with a towel and long crown, arms lifted as traction driving posture pulling bridle rope. As the chariot in ancient war is extremely rare and powerful, so the drivers in the ancient war especially the chariot warriors, the position is particularly important, can even influence the outcome of a war.

With these details about the Terracotta Warriors in mind, you will get a better insight into the value of them!