The Terracotta Warriors are a mystery for all. More than 70,000 life size figures, all with different expressions and different ear shapes. Was it possible to create such a huge army through pottery or as some of us believe .... are they real human bodies carved as statues??
The truth is still untold.
Terracotta Warriors were discovered by the archaeologists while digging for the mausoleum of king Zheng, the first emperor of Qin in the year 1974. The stories say that as soon as he became the king according to Chinese customs, he started building his own mausoleum. It was 15 miles east of present day Xian. 700,000 laborers and craftsmen built it.
Deep below the palace, a lavish palace was constructed with ingenious defence mechanisms and packed with treasures. Around the palace two concentric walls were built. The inner square was 2.5 miles and the outer one was 3.5 miles. Thousands of workers and their wives were also buried along with the king. Thousands of pottery soldiers, horses, chariots, metal weapons, all life size were arranged in battle formations. Each of the figures have been individually modelled and are not shaped in moulds. The pit has been dug, repaired and covered by an huge arched roof.
This is the present day Museum of the Terracotta Warriors of the first emperor of Qin, opened in 1979.
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