Terra-Cotta Warriors and Soldiers Museum, Xi'an, Shaanxi

The Terracotta Army. When I was fourteen I remember watching with mouth agog at the news reports of the discovery of the terracotta warriors in Xian, China. They were accidentally discovered by a group of farmers who were drilling a well for water. They came across some unusual pieces of pottery. The authorities heard about it and a delegation was sent to examine the pieces of pottery. It was quickly identified as pottery from around the time of the first Emperor and this was quickly relayed to more senior officials. Shortly followed a massive influx of archaeologists who started to dig and ... more

The Terracotta Warriors tend to get listed as one of China’s must-see attractions. The history behind these is that the first emperor of China wanted a magnificent tomb, so he commissioned the building of it while he was still a young man and they worked on it for over thirty years. One of the things built was a massive army of life sized warriors made out of terracotta, hence the name. About eight thousand warriors were built, each with different faces and expressions because the sculptors modelled the warriors’ faces on themselves. After the emperor’s death, however, there was an uprising ... more

Terra-Cotta Soldier Museum , let us know how great former china emperor is. This terra cotta soldier was build up to accompany the king when he died! They believed, after the king died, he still have power must run his kingdom somewhere out there. This terra cotta soldier and horse show us China cultural and society, we can know it from it's clothes craved and other housewares, and chicken, pig, ox , etc, that they craved too! But this hand made craved you should find it in the other terra cotta museum, which is another king and dynasty. From the first museum take the taxi for almost 200 rmb ... more

it is really a wonderfull place of intersted in china, all of the warriors and soldiers created hardly the same to the real man . even thousand years pasts. there are severy parts of the museum and the scenery is protected well . i visit the museum a time , i think it great if you are from aboad and would like to have a visit to terra-cotta warriors and soldiers museum ,i think you would better arrive in xian by air ,then you can take the bus to reach the museum. there are many guiders waiting for you ,some of them will come to you and introduce many stories for you ,and this just will cost ... more

This museus is definately worth a visit and was a lot better than I expected, when i walked into the first room where the warriors were situated i just stared in awe, it is an amazing sight and much better than I had imagined it would be. The warriors were created to protect the mausoleum of the first emperor of the Qin dynasty. The statues are life-size and they are all unique which makes it so amazing to be able to see in real life - the sheer effort and craftmanship that went into making them. The statues were late destoyed not long after they were built, many of the statues were smashed up ... more