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Touring Multi-Exhibition Hall & Pit 1 of Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses in Xi’an, China
Filed Under (China, Shaanxi, Silk Road, Travelling, Xi'an) by Janet on 29-07-2009
Hahah it’s been my long-time Dream to visit the Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses since hearing the Xi’an China Travelling Stories of Mom & Dad when I was at a young age, & now my Dream comes true!! I’m so happy happy!!
Here’s Me standing infront of the GIANT Statue of Emperor Qin Shi Huang outside the Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses in Xi’an, China :






Here’s my Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses Buggy Ride Ticket :
My Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses – Bing Ma Yong Admission Ticket – this’s my precious Silk Road Souvenir in my World Souvenirs Collection :
I’m now inside Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses – located 1.5km East of the Mausoleum of the 1st Qin Emperor – Qin Shi Huang.
Decorated with lovely flowers at the main Entrance, the Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses covers an area of 16300 square metres – divided into Sections – Multi-Exhibition Hall, Pit 1, Pit 2 & Pit 3 :
Here’re the Tourist Introductions & Map Layout of Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses seen at the main Entrance :
The following shows the Multi-Exhibition Hall of Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses :

Touring Multi-Exhibition Hall now :
As my photos taken of the No 1 Bronze Chariot are all dark & blur, I’ve hereby included its following pic which I found on the Internet :
I’m now touring inside Pit 1 of Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses – WHOA!! it’s so magnificent & awesome in here!!
Housed in a bow-shaped Steel Frame – Pit 1 is 230m long, 72m wide & 22m high – larger than 2 Football Fields!!
We’re now looking at the far end side of Pit 1 where there remain many Life-like Life-sized Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses that were excavated with many Ruined ones waiting to be restored & protected :
Made of Bronze & carefully crafted – the Weapons & Fight strategy discovered with the Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses are all very advanced – there’re Bows & Arrows, Weapons for close combat, & Longer Weapons for distance combat!
And they’re all still very shiny upon discovery, & have not rusted even though they’re over 2000 years old – showing the very high Metallurgical Technology in the Qin Dynasty then!!
Master Craftsmen & Skilled Artisans from all parts of China (Shaanxi, Henan, Hubei, Shandong & Shanxi Provinces) were recruited to make the Qin Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses – fulfilling the First Emperor of United China – Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s dream of Ruling in the After-World!!
And the NAMES of these Artisans were found carved or printed on the bodies of these Terra Cotta Warriors :
The Horses found with the Terra Cotta Warriors were very well-made too with different Life-like facial expressions.
Some of these Horses are 1.5m tall with short legs & small heads, & they’re fat with erect ears – believed to be the Hequ Horses found in Gansu today, or the Hetian Horses found in Xinjiang, which are great for racing & fighting as they’re fast & strong :
Well, I’ve now come to the end of my Touring the Multi-Exhibition Hall & Pit 1 of Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses – hope you’ve enjoyed all my featured photos & stories…………
As a famous Ancient Chinese saying goes “If One has not seen Bing Ma Yong (Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses), the One would not have been truely considered having visited China!!” :
And YES YES!! I’m most glad I made it here today to see these magificent & awesome Bing Ma Yong, & have great insights into the sophisticated & fascinating “After-Life” with modern Technology already used over 2000 years ago by the Ancient Qin Dynasty on my very first visit here to China!!
I’m indeed very blessed!!




















































































bout the terra cotta army,do they really the emperor army or just a statue to so how powerful their army were…
Hi, thank you for your interest
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The Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses were all arranged & buried as an entire powerful Army all set & ready for Battle in protecting the Emperor in the After Life!!
And they were also unearthed as such (as seen above) though some needed restoration as they were ruined!
Are they soldiers were sacrifaced or a live?
Hi Od,
Displayed buried & unearthed Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses formed an Army of Chinese Legend that they were real Soldiers & Horses protecting, & battling for, the Great Emperor Qin Shi Huang in his After Life.
However, it’s been greatly rumored that real Life Soldiers & Horses – even Master Craftsmen & Skilled Artisans (if they’d not excelled & craved to the Emperor’s likings!!), were sacrificed – Buried ALIVE!! – in the infamous Chinese History of China!!!
Janet,
Thank you so much for the photos of the Terra Cotta Soldiers and Horses. I find these to be spectacular and one day I hope to make it over to China to see them for myself,live and in person.
Plus I really enjoyed the other photos of your travels.
thanks again,
Gary
Hi Gary,
Thank you very much for your wonderful compliments!!
I too wish you get to see these amazing Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses in China real soon!!! Am sure you’ll love them!!!
And hey thank you so much for enjoying my other travel photos too!! Photography is my other great passion besides travelling
Besides, it’s my pleasure to share – hope you keep coming back!