Qin Shi Huang，the first Emperor of China, had been dreamed to be the emperor even after his death. Therefore, the famous life-sized Terracotta Army was built to guard his tomb. Known as the biggest military museums under the ground, it is also regarded as the “the Eighth Wonder of the World”. In 1987, it was listed as World Cultural Heritage.
Lying underground for more than 2000 years, it was first discovered by some local farmers near Xi’an, Shaanxi province in 1974. Later, a museum was built to protect the Terracotta Army. The museum covers an area of 16,300 square meters with three sections, namely No. 1 Pit, No. 2 Pit, and No. 3 Pit. Among them, No. 1 Pit is the largest one and was first opened to the public in 1979. The most spectacular military array is in No. 2 Pit.
The figures of Terracotta Army include warriors, chariots, horses, officials, etc. It is estimated that the three pits contain over 8,000 warriors, 130 chariots and 150 cavalry horses. And every figure, which looks real, differs from others in facial features and expression, clothing, hairstyle, and gestures. These warriors are made of painted pottery of eight colors, red, green, blue, yellow, purple, brown, white and black.
Terracotta Army fully shows the wisdom of Chinese ancient people. It shocked the whole world and is a treasury for the Chinese people and for the whole world as well.
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