"The uncovering of legions of life-like terracotta warriors excited China and thrilled the world. Qin Shi Huang’s soldiers marched into the British Museum in September 2007. Over the next six months more than 850,000 visitors came to inspect them. Only 1972’s Treasures of Tutankhamun show drew a bigger crowd. Some of the warriors show in 160 other works of art drawn from 32 Chinese museums and archaeological institutions in the exhibition overseas.
The full name of Terracotta Warriors and Horses Scenic Area is "Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum of the First Emperor of Qin", and you can visit the four permanent exhibition halls of Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum (Pit 1, Pit 2, Pit 3, Qinling Unearthed Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall) in order.
A Private Tour Requires 2 -3 Hours
Many people will confuse the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum with the Qin Shihuang Emperor Mausoleum Museum. The Qin Shihuang, Emperor Mausoleum Museum, includes the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum and the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum Ruins Park.
The Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum's Pit No. 1 is the most enormous terracotta pit by far, the one most commonly seen in various photos. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum is the largest terracotta warriors and horses museum globally and is the most commonplace to see in multiple images. There's quite a bit to see, and the book "The Chinese History Code" has a special section on it. In addition to the terracotta figurines in different poses, check out the unearthed stone armor, helmets, and horse armor. If you followed the crowds' Pit 1, probably after walking through the Terracotta Warriors and thought the Qin army was all helmetless.
In 2000, the excavation of the seventh pit unearthed more than 40 bronze birds, including 20 bronze swans, six bronze cranes, and bronze eiders. These bronze birds are standing and reclining, while a few geese show a lifelike posture of craning necks and honking. The massive bronze waterfowl suggests that the burial pit may have created some water environment contributing to the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum underground mercury world! The legend is a little more real.
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