This is the entrance ticket to...
by l_joo
This is the entrance ticket to see The Terracotta Warriors cost RMB65.00, if you need a translator they charge extra RMB40.00. So what the hell is Terracotta Warriors? Those warriors are earthenware made to fulfill Emperor QingShihHuang's desire to have a perfect world after he died. So these warriors and horses and many more are part of his mausoleum as decoration or whatever purposes, all these were discovered by a farmer called Yang Zhi Fa many thanks to Mr.Bill Clinton.
Big Plate Chicken
by TeriyakiKitty about I don't remember
A pretty nice little restaurant. There main dish is called Big Plate Chicken in English. Ther is a large pot in the center of the tablee filled with chicken, noodles, and veggies.. it is a little spicy. This is one of my favorite meals in China.
The Mausoleum of the First Qin...
by llunasea
The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
The First Qin Emperor (259-210BC), otherwise known as Emperor Ying Zheng, came to the Qin State at 13, and seized the helm of the state at 22. By 221BC, when he was only 39 years old, he had annexed the six rival principalities and established the first feudal empire in Chinese history.
In the year 221BC, after he unified the whole country, Ying Zheng styled himself the First Emperor. Then he abolished the enfeoffment system, and adopted the prefecture and county system instead. And also promulgate decrees to standardize the coinage, weights and measures, the legal codes, the axle length of carts, and the writing scripts. In an endeavor to deal with the harassment by the Hun aristocrats, he ordered that the sections of the original Great Wall should be linked together. All these measures played an important role in strengthening the unification of the whole country and promoting the culture and economic development. They exerted an everlasting influence upon the 2,000-year-long-feudal history of China.
As soon as he ascended the throne, Ying Zheng ordered that a magnificent mausoleum should be built for him to ensure him a peaceful everlasting sleep. After he came into the power of the Qin in 221BC, more than 700,000 conscripts were gathered from all parts of the country to work on his mausoleum. In fact, it took 37 years to complete the project.
The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is located at the foot of Lishan Mountain, about 35 kilometers east of Xi'an. It used to be surrounded by an inner wall and an outer one. It was originally 120 meters tall. But over 2,000 years of erosion by wind and rain plus human destruction has reduced it to a height of 46 meters.
The Mausoleum is rich in culture artifacts. Besides the terra-cotta army and the painted bronze chariot and horses, there are numerous Qin bricks and tiles of every description around the mausoleum. Some of the bricks and tiles bear decorative patterns and Chinese characters, such as 'Zuo Si Gao Tile', 'Zuo Si Wei Tile' and 'Deng Gong Shui.' Alll this points to the conclusion that the bricks and tiles used to pave the underground floors were fired by a special governmental agency. A special official was held responsible for the whole process. Around the mausoleum, four or five rows of sewer pipes were found parallel to each other. These remains provide important data for the study of Qin architecture. Experts have confirmed ever since 1982 that there is an intense mercury activity inside the mausoleum. We can therefor conclude that, what is described as 'rivers and seas of mercury' in 'The Record of the Historian' is reliable and true. According to the archeological survey, the burial chamber has not been plundered or even broken into. With advances in technology, and especially archaeological technology, all the treasures under ground will be exposed to the world. It will unarguably create a sensation in the field of archaeology all over the world.
Qianling mausoleum
by Museeuw
- The Qianling mausoleum is joint tomb of Gao Zong,the third emperor of Tang Dynasty and his empress Wu Zetian, the only empress in Chinese history. It dates from the 7th century. We visited this in 2004, and made a big impression on me. It's about 80 kilometers northwest of Xi'an. We went with our own car, so I have no idea how to get there otherwise.
- The lane with the big statues is quite impressive. No other way to describe it. From there, you can climb the hill from which you have a nice view of the surroundings. (You can climb the hill on horses also, but we didn't do that)
- After we came down some people came to us to ask if we wanted to see there house that was built inside the rocks. It's interesting to see that once. (I don't know how much we paid those people though)
- There are some restaurants next to the entrance. They look a little bit dodgy, but my brother-in-law even went to check the kitchen and it was ok there.
The terracotta Army - The Bronze Chariots
by stevemt
These chariots (which are small as they are transporting the Emperor's soul,) were found a short distance from the pits, and they too were in thousands of pieces.
The first chariot is the escort, the 2nd chariot the Emperor's.
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