Great Terracotta Warriors Artisans of Qin Dynasty
by Rose

March25

Lifelike appearance of these soldiers, skillful carving and smart dressing styles are all deserved to be masterpiece. This time, there will be people relating the idea about the ancient artisans of Qin Dynasty. Now, we would have a detail instruction!

Expert Discovery in Terracotta Warriors
Terracotta Warriors

Modern people facing this elegant work, there are many mysteries waiting to be discovered. During the excavation and the rebuilding work on the Terracotta Warrior figures, expert found there are many names carved or printed on the bodies of these figures. Until now, there have been 87 different names discovered and recognized. Because they are hidden in the places of high quality materials and arms of these terracotta warrior figures, they are hard to find. Deep research has shown that these names are the names of the ancient craftsmen who built such elegant work. It is also said that these craftsmen has their own helpers. At last, it is estimated that during the construction of this project, there are totally thousands of people participating in.

Information about Artisans
Terracotta Warriors

After getting these estimates and these data, people raised the question that where these artisans from. According to the history recording, when building this project, ancient government recruited many skillful artisans from all over China. These artisans not only came from Shaanxi Province, but also Henan, Hunan, other places. Among these artisans, not all of them have wealth life and background. Some of them came from the government and wealth family. However, some of them are the common people coming from the village and towns. Coming here for careful visit, you would find these artisans carving also could reflect their status. These craftsmen coming from the government are carved with dignify and majestic appearance. The craftsmen coming from the common family are carved with folk appearance looking, lively and fresh. All in all, the craftsmen carving skill is higher than the craftsmen from common people.

Painstaking Work of the Craftsmen
Standing in these three pits, you would imagine how much painstaking the crafts men paid in the ancient times. It is said that according to the bamboo slips unearthed. There are many letters written by the ancient workers. Some of them said that these workers complained to their family and expressed the feeling of going back home. Some of them said that they received uncommon punishment.

If you felt very proud the majestic project, the craftsmen standing behind truly should be praised!

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