Terracotta Warriors

There's an entire life-sized army built in terracotta. Each soldier is different from the next and they're all modeled after real soldiers from the army of China's first emperor. Archers, officers, cavalry...all lined up in these large trenches dug up only a few years ago. Originally, they were painted, but once they were uncovered and came into contact with the air, the color faded. Many of them remain buried in the hopes that advancements in technology will allow the color to be preserved.

Xian's most spectacular attraction defies all expectations. There are currently four areas set up to view the excavations and an interpretative center. The best part is definitely the final building. It was so huge and there were so many statues, each looked so real and had a sculpted face. Even life-sized horses!

Honestly, my trip to see the Terracotta Warriors was worth my whole trip to China! The most surprising part was that they were completely hidden until they were discovered in 1974.

Deep in Xian, China, there is an army of 8,000 soldiers, archers, and horsemen buried under the ground. These are the Terracotta Warriors. They were buried here in the tomb of the first emperor, I guess to protect him on the other side, but I don’t know. The sheer magnitude of this ceramic army is incredible. 8,000 statues. And all of them are different! Each one has its own face, costume, and personality. Don’t miss the museum, which displays some the better preserved figures and some other artifacts that were buried in the tomb. The fee for the whole Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum, which includes the