Terracotta Warriors enjoy a high prestige in the world and has a long-standing history.

Construction of the Qin Emperor Mausoleum

According to "historical records": Qin Shihuang ascended the throne at the age of 13 at the beginning of construction Cemetery, chaired by the Prime Minister Li Si planning design, supervised by general Zhang Han, the construction time up to 58 years. Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Terracotta Army is scattered among burial pits of the First Qin Emperor, located in the cemetery 1500 meters to the east. Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Terracotta Army burial pits sit West to East, three pits are arranged. The site has a total area of 19120 square meters, more than 50 basketball courts. The earliest discovered is the No.1 pit, the largest, rectangular, 230 meters from east to west, north-south width of 62 meters, about 5 meters deep, a total area of 14260 square meters, more than 8000 Terracotta statues found, surrounded by ramps on both sides. There the layout is reasonable yet very strange.

Discovery of the Terracotta Warriors

In 1974 March, in the east of the mausoleum West Yang village old Mr. Yang Zhifa was drilling wells, between three miles east of the mausoleum and the village and five garbage village, suddenly found the massive Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Terracotta Army pit, discovered by archaeologists, uncover the Qin terra cotta treasures buried 2000 years ago. In 1975, the state decided to set up a museum on the site of the pit. In October 1, 1979, the Museum of Terracotta Army began to show visitors at home and abroad. A large number of Terracotta Warriors were unearthed, with some of them still decorated with bright paints, but those unearthed soon oxidized. Qin Shihuang Terracotta Army burial pit is the world's largest underground ancient military "museum". Qin Shihuang Terracotta Army is the world archaeological discoveries in the history of the archeological world. In 1978, former French President Chirac said after the visit: in addition to the seven wonders of the world, the Terracotta Army can be said to be the eighth wonder. Without a visit to the terracotta army, your trip to China is not complete! Henceforth it is known as "the eighth wonder of the world", 4 pits have been excavated at the site, and the digging still underway.

The Terracotta Army is not to be missed while visiting China!