Terracotta Army

The Qin Terracotta Army is about an hour east of Xi'an	Souvenir shop en route to the museum selling full scale replicas of the Terracotta Warriors	Qin Shi Huang (259-210 BC) mausoleum, 1 mile west of the Terracotta Army	The burial mound of Qin Shi Huang remains unexcavated
The Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang is part of Mount Lishan National Park	The terracotta army museum is accessible by public bus from the railway station	Bus route between Xi'an Railway Station and the Terracotta Army	Oversized statue of Emperor Qin Shi Huang
Emperor Qin Shi Huang, first unifier of China in 221BC	Map of the site of the Terracotta Warriors	Map of the Terracotta Army Museum	Ticket office of the Terra-cotta Army Museum
UNESCO World Heritage Site - Terracotta Army	Terracotta Army Museum	Exhibition Hall of the Terracotta Army Museum	Old-style Chinese characters, Exhibition Hall of the Terracotta Army Museum
Exhibition Hall of the Terracotta Army Museum	Terracotta figure, Exhibition Hall	Terracotta figure, Exhibition Hall	Modern screen paintings in the style of the Terracotta horses
Painted screen, Exhibition Hall	Painted screen, Exhibition Hall	Circular painting, Exhibition Hall	Circular painting, Exhibition Hall
Exhibition Hall of the Terracotta Army Museum	Each figure has unique features	Exhibition Hall of the Terracotta Army Museum	Exhibition Hall of the Terracotta Army Museum
Exhibition Hall of the Terracotta Army Museum	Exhibition Hall of the Terracotta Army Museum	Ancient bronze goose, Exhibition Hall	Four-horse bronze chariot unearthed around 1980 near the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang
Bronze chariot of Qin Shi Huang on display in the Exhibition Hall	The second bronze chariot found near the tomb of Qin Shi Huang	Four 2200 year old bronze horses	Bronze chariot of Qin Shi Huang
Terracotta figures, Exhibition Hall	Terracotta figures of wrestlers, Exhibition Hall	Terracotta figure of a child, Exhibition Hall	Clay tablet, Exhibition Hall
Small terracotta horseman, Exhibition Hall	Small terracotta horsemen, Exhibition Hall	Small terracotta horseman, Exhibition Hall	Small terracotta horseman, Exhibition Hall
Terracotta warrior in the Exhibition Hall	Terracotta warrior in the Exhibition Hall	Each terracotta warrior's facial features are unique	Facial detail, terracotta warrior, Exhibition Hall
Terracotta Warrior, Exhibition Hall	Exhibition Hall of the Terracotta Army Museum	Exhibition Hall of the Terracotta Army Museum	A pair of small figures, Exhibition Hall
Terracotta figure still with some original paint	Terracotta figure still with some original paint	Terracotta figure still with some original paint	Pit Number 2, Museum of Terracotta Army
Pit Number 2, Museum of Terracotta Army	Map of Pit 2, Terracotta Army	Pit Number 2 contained 1300 Terracotta Warriors	Vaults of Pit 2, Terracotta Army
The Terracotta Army was discovered in 1974 by a local farmer	Shattered remains of Terracotta Warriors in Pit 2	The Terracotta Warriors date from the 2nd Century BC	Terracotta Standing Archer on display at Pit 2
Terracotta Standing Archer on display at Pit 2	Terracotta Calvaryman and Horse, Pit 2	Terracotta Calvaryman and Horse, Pit 2 exhibit area	Terracotta Horse, one of 670 horses discovered among the 8000 figures
Terracotta Calvaryman and Horse, Pit 2 display area	Most of the weapons have disappeared	Terracotta General, Pit 2 display area	Terracotta General, Pit 2 display area
Terracotta General, Pit 2 display area	Terracotta Warrior, Pit 2 display area	Terracotta Warrior, Pit 2 display area	Terracotta Officer, Pit 2 display area
Facial details of the Terracotta Officer on display at Pit 2	Terracotta Kneeling Archer, Pit 2 exhibit area	Terracotta Kneeling Archer, Pit 2 exhibit area	Terracotta Kneeling Archer, Pit 2 exhibit area
The Terracotta Army was plundered during antiquity by General Xiang Yu shortly after the death of Qin Shi Huang	Damaged terracotta warrior in Pit 2	Damaged terracotta horse in Pit 2	Damaged terracotta warrior in Pit 2
One of the vaults of Pit 2	Vaults of Pit 2 with the roofing still in tact	Damaged terracotta warriors and horse in Pit 2	Museum of Terracotta Warriors Pit 3, the smallest of the 3 pits
Terracotta chariot drivers, some of the 72 figures in Pit 3	Terracotta warriors, Pit 3	Many headless Terracotta warriors in Pit 3	The wooden chariots disintigrated long ago
Terracotta horses, Pit 3	Terracotta warriors, Pit 3	Terracotta warriors, Pit 3	Terracotta Warriors, Pit 3
Terracotta Warriors, Pit 3	Damaged Terracotta Warriors, Pit 3	Terracotta Army Museum Pit 1	Hangar-like roof over Pit 1, the largest with around 6000 terracotta warriors
Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1
Terracotta horses, Pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1
The front ranks of Pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1
Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1
Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1
Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1
Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1
Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1
Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Army, pit 1
Terracotta Army, pit 1	Terracotta Warriors at the back of Pit 1	Gift shop at the Terracotta Army Museum with the bronze chariots of Qin Shi Huang	Giftshop, Terracotta Army Museum
Exhibition Hall of the Museum of the Terracotta Army of the Qin Dynasty	Terra-cotta Warriors International Plaza, next to the museum	Terra-cotta Warriors International Plaza	Bronze horse sculpture, Terra-cotta Warriors International Plaza
Bronze horse sculpture, Terra-cotta Warriors International Plaza	Bronze horse sculpture, Terra-cotta Warriors International Plaza	Tourist photos, Terra-cotta Warriors International Plaza	A change from the standard Emperor photo
Pinko Marketing Inc	Chinese souvenirs, Terra-cotta Warriors International Plaza	Terra-cotta Warriors International Plaza	Terra-cotta Warriors International Plaza
Terra-cotta Warriors International Plaza	Terra-cotta Warriors International Plaza	Terra-cotta Warriors International Plaza	Terra-cotta Warriors International Plaza