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| Page Views: 402 Last Visit to Xi'an: 2002 | Terra Cotta Warrior by socrates_07 - last update: Jul 22, 2002 |
In 1974 a group of peasants digging a well, made what was to become the greatest archaeological find of the 20th century when they unearthed fragments of a life sized Terra Cotta Warrior and horses. This archaeological sensation are acclaimed as the "eighth wonder of the world". Excavation of the vault revealed thousands of warriors and their horses, an entire army designed follows its emperor into eternity. The 8,000 life-size, fully armed warriors who guarded the imperial tomb. It was founded by the First Emperor Qin Shi Huang (259 - 210 B.C.) in 247 B.C., short time after he was enthroned at the age of 13. The mausoleum is in fact a deep and magnificent underground palace. According to records, more than 700,000 people were employed to construct it, and the work took 36 years to complete. |
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nixca316 Fri Jan 19, 2007 14:30 UTC
Great tips, Oliver. =) | sachara Sun Nov 19, 2006 19:16 UTC
Nice to see your interesting Xian page. I didn't manage to see all those places last summer on my way from Beijing to Kunming... | Sharrie Sat Aug 12, 2006 15:31 UTC
I see u finally completed the page! Am planning to head here soon. :) | JessH Thu Apr 13, 2006 09:56 UTC
Hallo Oliver! Great tips & wonderful pictures! Danke fuer die schoenen Einblicke ins Chinesische Leben. Gruesse aus Dubai :-) Jess |
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