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Terracotta Warriors and Horses

Posted on 2022-05-062022-05-06 By admin

Terracotta Warriors and Horses

The first emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC), known as Qinshihuang, made great achievements in Chinese history. In his reign, he mobilized huge manpower and used a great deal of materials to build his mausoleum. The terracotta figurines of soldiers and horses at Qinshihuang’s mausoleum were burial objects to accompany the emperor to the afterlife.

Terracotta Warriors and Horses

In 1974, three pits containing some 8,000 buried terracotta soldiers and horses were first discovered near the mausoleum of Qinshihuang, and have been regarded as the eighth wonder of the world. Standing majestically in military formation, these terracotta soldiers and horses are life-size or slightly larger, symbolizing an army safeguarding the mausoleum of Qinshihuang. The spectacular terracotta figurine groups express the powerful military might of the Qin army, with an overflowing epochal spirit of ambition and aggressivenessv.

Terracotta Warriors and Horses

All terracotta soldiers look robust and are physically well proportioned. Normally, each one is about 1.80 m in height. They can be further divided into infantry, cavalry, archers and generals, etc.

They stand in a variety of poses: Dressed in armor, holding weapons,leading horses or riding in carriages, some have one knee on the ground p u l l i n g b a c k t h e i r bows to release arrows, and some stand aloof,gazing to the front. The terracotta soldiers feature various facial expressions,which are resolute, calm or naive.Each clay horse is 1.50 m in height and 2 m in length. They all look robust, stately and alert as if they are ready to charge onto the battlefield at any moment.

Terracotta Warriors and Horses

Not far from the Mausoleum of Qinshihuang, two sets of horse pulled bronze chariots were found. On each chariot there sits a bronze human figurine driving four horses. The size of the bronze chariot is about half size of a true one, and each chariot is composed of more than 3,000 parts, weighing more than 1,000 kg in total. Such large and exquisitely made bronze ware is rarely seen in the world.

Terracotta Warriors and Horses

In recent years, other kinds of terracotta figurines have also been unearthed near the mausoleum of Qinshihuang, including terracotta figurines of acrobatic performances, bronze cranes and swans. These display entertainment activities in the court of the Qin Dynasty.

The excavation of terracotta soldiers and horses and other rare cultural relics at the mausoleum of Qinshihuang provides important practicality materials for the research of history, military affairs, culture and arts of the Qin Dynasty. Now, a large-scaled museum has been set up on the original site of the pits of terracotta soldiers and horses.

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