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Building housing Pit no. 1.
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Cavalry and horses. Pit no.1.
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The statues of the infantry soldiers range between 5 fo...
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Cavalry with horses. Pit no.1.
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Not one soldier is the same. Pit no.1.
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In the largest pit (14,000 square meters), the infantry...
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Even the headdress are different. Pit no.1.
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According to the historian Sima Qian (145 BC-90 BC) con...
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The terracotta figures were manufactured both in worksh...
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The head, arms, legs and torsos were created separately...
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Close-up of a head. Pit no.1.
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Some look a little older. Pit no.1.
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These have the same headdress. New recruits? Pit no.1.
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Horses are relatively small. Pit no.1.
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The one on the right seams older and has an uncommon he...
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A couple of horses heads. Pit no.1.
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Partly excavated. Pit no.1.
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Current estimates are that in the three pits containin...
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Originaly they were colorfully painted. It faded in con...
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A well trimed mustache. Pit no.1.
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Most likely an officer. Pit no.1.
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Rear view. Pit no.1.
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Driver whithout his carriage. Pit no.1.
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Horses in line. Pit no.1.
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Building housing pit no. 2
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Some are headless. Pit no.2.
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Carriage horses. Pit no.2.
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Carriage soldiers. Pit no.2.
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Album Description:
Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Shi Huang Di the First Emperor of China. The terracotta figures, dating from 210 BC, were discovered in 1974 by several local farmers near Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China near the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor.
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2 comments
Hi Jaques: Ditto Pat's comments. Instead of going to China this Spring, we escaped to the Caribbean instead (on a Galaxy cruise as did Pat, 3 weeks before). I plan to "trip" through all your China albums. Cheers from Guelph, Elm
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elmalyea 2008.06.05 at 11:51:25 PDT
This is a wonderful album.I've always wanted to see the Terracotta Army and now I feel like I have. Thanks alot,Jacques!
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phammarth 2008.06.05 at 06:56:27 PDT
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