Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses
Terra Cotta Pit 1
Terra Cotta Pit 2
Terra Cotta Pit 3
Bronze Chariots and Circle Vision Theater
Last Update : 4/2/2008 7:52:22 PM - In 1974 a group of peasants digging a well, made what was to become the greatest archaeological find of the 20th century when they unearthed fragments of a life sized Terra Cotta Warrior made in Qin Dynasty (221 BC-206 BC). Excavation of the vault revealed thousands of warriors and their horses, an entire army designed follows its emperor into eternity. Hence, the Qin Terra Cotta Army are over 2,200 years old.
- Last Update : 2006-10-18 9:54:14
- The site is located 1.5 kilometers (1 mile) east of the Qin Mausoleum. The emperor's terra cotta army was found in three underground timber lined vaults. Pit 1 contained chariots and ranks of six thousand soldiers. Pit 2 held fourteen hundred figures of cavalrymen, horses and infantrymen, along with ninety wooden chariots. Pit 3 contained about seventy figures. Excavating them has been a massive undertaking. To date, more than a thousand warriors have been reassembled.
- Last Update : 4/2/2008 7:52:35 PM
- The Qin Terra Cotta Army Museum, a hangar-like building constructed over Pit 1, place of the original discovery in 1974 opened in 1979. Later in October 1994, Pit 2 opened to the public. Now the museum is a stunning display that every visitor to China should see.
| Admission Fee: |
CNY 90 (Mar.1 to Nov. 30),
CNY 65 (Dec. 1 to Feb. 28/29) |
| Opening Hours: |
08:00 to 18:00 |
| Recommended Time for a Visit: |
Three hours |
| Bus Route: |
306 |
