A brief introduction to the history of Terracotta Warriors?

The Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang, also known as the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Mausoleum, are located in Lintong District, Xi City, Shaanxi Province, China.

The mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor was built from 246 BC to 208 BC, which lasted for 39 years. It is the mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in the history of China and the first grand, exquisite and well-preserved imperial mausoleum in China. The existing mausoleum is 76 meters high, and the layout of the cemetery is similar to Xianyang, Qin Dou, which is divided into two cities, with an inner city of 2.5 kilometers and an outer city of 6.3 kilometers. The mausoleum is located in the southwest of the inner city, facing east from west, and houses coffins and funerary objects. It is the core of the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum complex and has not been excavated so far.

According to the current research, the Terracotta Warriors Pit is located about 955.5 meters east of the wall of Qin Shihuang Mausoleum. It is generally believed that the Terracotta Warriors and Horses are located outside the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, which means guarding the Mausoleum and are an organic part of the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. From 65438 to 0987, the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang and Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit were listed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO.

After Qin Shihuang ascended the throne, he began to build his own mausoleum, and the construction process lasted his whole life. The mausoleum of Qin Shihuang covers a total area of 50 square kilometers, including the present Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses and the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. The mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is the only mausoleum in the world. First of all, all kinds of raw materials are strictly sourced, and many of them are collected from specific producing areas and mined and processed by specialized craftsmen. A lot of manpower and material resources were used in the construction process. Some historians believe that up to 700,000 people participated in the construction project.

The terracotta warriors and horses in Qin Shihuang's mausoleum were not recorded in the history books, so they were unknown, and therefore their original appearance was preserved after more than two thousand years. 1On March 29th, 974, during the drought in Shaanxi Province, Yang Zhifa, a villager in Lintong County, accidentally discovered the fragments of Terracotta Warriors. At that time, the villagers called these pottery sculptures "Waye". When people first saw the Terracotta Warriors, their clothes and weapons were still very bright and beautiful, which lasted for two thousand years. However, when archaeologists excavated the soil, it gradually peeled off and disappeared in a few minutes due to the influence of air oxidation, leaving only the clay color in the general public's impression. From 1976- 1978, the archaeological team has added personnel for archaeology, protection, photography and restoration, and all excavation work has been carried out in an all-round way. 1 97910 June1day, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum of Qin Shihuang began to show to tourists at home and abroad.