The Terracotta Warriors are a collection of clay warriors, horses, and chariots created around 200 BC to protect the first emporer Qin Shi Huang in the afterlife. They were discovered by a farmer in 1974 when he was digging a well. The figures are life size, varying in size, hair style, and uniform based on rank, with the tallest being the most important. Which side the hair is on and what kind of uniform also indicated rank. I believe the archer had his hair in a bun on the left so that it stayed out of his bow. They were created from 8 different molds, put together in different ways. Then clay was added to make them individuals, and they were painted to look lifelike.
There were 3 separate buildings, one of which contained individual figures, the second of which was the "command" center, and the final one was the first one found which was largest and contained the rank and file soldiers.
There were 3 separate buildings, one of which contained individual figures, the second of which was the "command" center, and the final one was the first one found which was largest and contained the rank and file soldiers.
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| This is how much of this area looked originally; they have done a remarkable job of putting it all back together again. One area in the final building was dedicated to restoring figures. |
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| This is part of the second building, the command center. |
The pictures don't really do it justice; being in the middle of this huge area of ancient artifacts was really amazing.
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