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Well done, this explanatory film, explaining the construction of the statues and their destruction by the mongols.
The synthesis is perfect, and we really feel in the middle of the action.
Twenty minutes that you shouldn't miss. Leave a Comment
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The faces of the Terra Cotta Soldiers are hand carved , with very distinct detail . Not only can we see young and old men but also various ethnic differences like different hairstyles and headdresses. The army was drawn from many parts of the vast Empite of Qin Shi Huang.
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If you can imagine 6000 warriers , life sized , no two alike stretching back 600 feet , this is Pit 1. We wondered how they could do it and how long did it take . Were there really that many people who had the skill and talent to create these lifelike statues? It is hard to imagine.!
There are 4 columns of warriers in each of the 11 passageways. We are told that when they were first uncovered they were brightly colored just as they had been when constructed . Unfortuneately they colour disappeared quickly when they were exposed.
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 by socrates_07
The mausoleum is in fact a deep and magnificent underground palace. According to records, more than 700,000 people were employed to construct it, and the work took 36 years to complete. Leave a Comment Address: About 30 km east of Xian, in Lin Tong
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We visited this as adviced in Lonely Planet: first the movie in the 360 degrees theater (standing), then hall 3, 2 and 1 and finally the museum (only the high lights). This is indeed the best way, as Pit 1 is the most spectacular.
Note: there is a separate window for tickets with concession (= cheaper) for students, children and elderly! the prices are printed on the window. This saved us two times 45 yuan. Leave a Comment Directions: We hired a minivan for the whole day (350 yuan) and also visited other sites. Our driver took us right up to the entrance. There is a very good, brand new expressway, from the main expressway to the museum. (However, most busses seem to take another road)
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 Museum Entrance by geekgrrlLeave a Comment
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 Archer in attack
position... by ahoerner
Worth a visit for sure... Leave a Comment Address: Xi'an suburbDirections: If you have some money left, take the "East Line" package, offered by some travel agencies. It will guide you to some other attractions including the terracotta army.
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Thirty years on the excavations are still going apace, with four pits currently discovered (the fourth one is empty). The actual location of the emperor himself still remains to be found (officially at least). It is said that the people who buried him were sealed in the tomb with him, thus making it less likely that his location would be revealed - and it seems to have worked. I bet that they never that particular piece of information on their job description.
To get to that point of burial took up to 700,000 workers nearly 40 years of hard toil. I suspect that such an enterprise must have put a severe strain on the ecomonic system at the time.
The experience of looking at the vast terracotta army in the hanger-like sheds built to protect and show them off was, without doubt, impressive. It somehow reminded me very clearly of that scene in the film 'I Robot' when the Robots are just ready to be sent out - but among them stand one robot with a mind of his own.... Leave a Comment
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 Map by muddybok
This is amazing or what?
May be just coincident or Yin Zheng is Son of Heaven (a.k.a. king)? Leave a Comment
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 the horseman by shivan
One thing I didn't say before is that the incredible fact is that every head is different!
The statues are composed by two parts actually, body and head. Leave a Comment
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