Everyone should know about Great Wall and Terracotta Army right? There are two most representative attractions in China, did attracts lots of travelers. The mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuangdi and the Terracotta Army Museum are among the most spectacular tourist attractions in China that should not be missed.

Overview about Terracotta Warriors
Landmark of Xian China

The site was discovered in March 1974 when farmers found many broken pottery figures while sinking a well in Xianyang village. This simple discovery prompted one of the biggest archeological discoveries of the 20th century, Terracotta soldiers guarding the tomb of China’s First Emperor. The site, which is now designated as a world heritage site by UNESCO, is immense and contains over 7,000 warriors and battle horses and, amazingly, each and every statue uncovered so far has a completely individual expression. An in-site museum has been built over the three excavated pits, covering a floorspace of 20,000 square meters and displaying 2,000 life-like terracotta warriors (which are believe it has a total of 8000 around which still undiscovered).

How to Get Terracotta Warriors?
So if you want to visit Terracotta Warriors with quite cheap spending then from the airport, visitors could go by a group tour, or a RMB80 taxi (one way). Even you can negotiate for the taxi to wait for you. The cheapest way if you are from the airport is take travel bus. Because the travel buses to some attractions are available on the Xian train station, so from the airport you should take the Airport Shuttle Bus #2 to Xian Train Station (for about 1 hour trip). Deposit luggage inside train station then take the bus No.306, No.914 or No.915 or Tourist Line 5 to get to the Terracotta Warriors directly, it cost 7 RMB and 1 hour to get there.

Visitors could take the bus 306 at the little square to the southeast of the bus station to the Terracotta Warriors. Be sure to get off at Terracotta Army because the bus is scheduled to stop at several tourist attractions including Huaqing Hot spring, Qinshihuang's Mausoleum. After your tour, you can take same bus back to train station or Xian downtown.

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Xian is home to the world-famous Terracotta Warriors Army and Horses, one of the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. There are a couple of burying sites, where 7,000 of these life-sized figures were constructed to guard Emperor Qin Shihuang's tomb.

Features of Terracotta Warriors

It takes a drastic method to create a Terracotta Warrior, starting with the molding of the legs, body and arms and then fixing them together. Working on tiny details to express different characters and mental states, Qin's artisans went to great length to make the warriors look like the real ones. Every single warrior's eyes differ from one another. For example, canny warriors were created with graceful eyebrows and eyes; brave soldiers with wide and staring eyes; simple and honest soldiers with a big head, wide face, bushy eyebrows and big eyes. In general, the warriors with squinty eyes and tender smile show their confidence to win the war, while the one with wide open eyes like in a fury show their hate toward the enemy. The soldiers looking down are supposed to be the one shy and quiet; the one looking forward have eyeballs in the center of the eyelids while the one looking up have eyeballs titled up slightly.

Exhibition Hall of Terracotta Warriors

Three enormous pits are filled with row upon row of these remarkable effigies, with the first pit alone holding some 6,000 examples in excellent condition. There is a fourth exhibition space which holds other pieces found here, including bronze horses and chariots. Since the excavation among the three pits, over 7,000 terracotta soldiers, horses, chariots and even weapons have been unearthed; most of them were restored to their former grandeur. Differing from any other in terms of facial features and expressions, clothing, hairstyle, and gestures the Terracotta warriors are a treasure of civilization showing how China was already one of the most advanced civilizations of its age about 2,000 years ago. All kinds of military ranks can be found in the pits: horsemen, longbow bearers, archers, senior officers and generals…positioned in strict accordance with the ancient Art of War. They truly are a marvel for the eyes of the visitors.

All these terracotta figures transport travelers to another world, to the time of Ancient Warring States when Emperors, kingdoms and wars where all about it. Emperor Qin Shihuang's Army and Horses are a treasure of ancient civilization, a treasure for the Chinese people.

As we all know, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. It is a sight not to be missed by any visitor to China.

Qin Shi Huang - First Emperor of China
Terracotta Warrior Army

The first emperor of China, Qinshihung-Yingzheng arranged his burial place long before his accession to the seat of supreme power. Following the proclamation of the Empire of Ten Thousand Generations in 221, work at the burial place took on extraordinary dimensions. According to Sima Qian (circa 145-95 B.C.), the great memorialist who collected all the extant oral traditions of his day, 700,000 workers from every province of the Empire toiled unceasingly until the death of the Emperor in 210 in order to construct a subterranean city within a gigantic mound. The place was a veritable scale model of the palace, the empire and the world. Its treasures were safeguarded by automatically triggered weapons designed to thwart tomb robbers. After Qin Shi Huang's death, the principal craftmen of the hypogeum were walled up upon order by the second emperor, as a precaution that they not betray their secrets.

Six Surprises about Terracotta Warriors
Large Scale of Terracotta Warriors

The First Surprise – Two four-horse chariots in close proximity. The Second Surprise – Half of the face of a terracotta warrior retains its original paint. The Third Surprise – A four inch bronze arrow head is found still sharp, although it has been buried for over 2,000 years. The Fourth Surprise – A big wooden ring is painted in red and green. The Fifth Surprise – Over 150 terracotta warriors, two horse chariots and eight terracotta horses will be unearthed in trial trench T23. The Sixth Surprise – For the next few years, visitors will be able to see the excavation process while visiting the Pit 1.

Going There by Bus is Highly Recommend
For money-saving trip to the Army of Terracotta Warriors, take a public bus is a good choice. It is very easy to find the special Tourism Bus 5(Bus No. 306) running between Xian Railway Station to Terracotta Army Museum. If you stand in front of Xian Railway Station, The Bus 5(306) parks at the parking lot on your right or east side. Just jump on the bus and later a bus guide will come to you and collect the money-RMB 7per person.

Be sure to get off at the last destination-Terracotta Army Museum since the Bus 5(306) is scheduled to stop at several tourist attractions including Huaqing Hotspring, Qinshihuang's Mausoleum. Just stay on the bus terminal. After finishing your visiting the museum, it is also convenient for you to take this bus back to the city downtown.