China is a country that is interested in a wonderful, very old culture, although today it was a Communist country, where the development of traditions is difficult, this is the legacy of several millennia and is still alive. From time to time still detects here new remains of the old dynasties, eye-catching craftsmanship and a story about ancient times. One of these discoveries was the famous Terracotta army

Accidental opening

Archaeological finds were accidentally discovered in the neighboring farmers in 1974 in the center of the corn field. In local agricultural sacrament, located in the vicinity of Xian, they were engaged in digging wells and it was during this work they came across, by chance, on clay the heads of the soldiers. To tell the authorities decided to excavate the mountains of Li Shan and the river Wei ha, which led to the discovery of the army terraktov. In accordance with the beliefs of the army soldier life-size was to protect the Emperor buried in the mausoleum and to help him gain power in the afterlife.

Founder and Creator of the

Underground clay statue belonged to a large mausoleum that was built for the Emperor Qin Shi Di, in the III century BC. In those days it was the custom to bury the wealthy dead in extremely rich buildings-the mausoleum. The Emperor, who was known from many construction initiatives, including, in particular, with the great wall of China, with the reform of the Scriptures, but with special ferocity against opponents who were still alive in decided not to put his own sarcophagus, located in a wonderful place. In accordance with his custom-soaked insults, 70 thousand workers from around the state. Made of copper sarcophagus for the Governor, full of treasures and tombs were protected by the system is unloaded the jackpot. The Bishop unfortunately had no children, despite several wives, and after the death of the woman buried with him when still alive in the sarcophagus everybody who knew about the existence of the treasure. The mausoleum the ground, creating a 50-foot hill and landed on a cypress tree.

Some

To open in XI'an figure four located in a regular rectangular pit, the edges of which exactly killed creating a wall as hard as concrete. Every day at the depth of 7 meters is a series of corridors. The largest and richest first down, which has more than 11 corridors, through a floor of brick, wooden roof, supported by sturdy pillars, isolated straw mats tatami with clay and earth. Down the length of 1230 meters, contains the main army, whose number is estimated at 6000 terracotta numbers. The second day found fewer figures. They consisted of 2 divisions of infantry and cavalry and chariots. Third, the bottom was chariot, and employees, members of the command headquarters. Fourth down does not contain any figures, but its presence may indicate that the statue was to be much more.

Statues

The terracotta army itself is gorgeous and is admired for the ingenuity and contribution to the work, but when people examine the figures make comments parts, parts of armor, and, above all, look at the face terracotta warriors will know that they rebelled in the hands of true artists. Terracotta warriors, horses and chariots, they have guns, they are carefully processed and chain mail, and each of them can be safely attributed to a particular type of service. No wonder the Chinese think that soldiers are just sleeping, awaiting the call to battle. Face almost as if alive, each unique, depicting various emotions, having a personality that raises the suspicion that their real soldiers. Very vivid, lifelike, as if suddenly in the transmission, they are also horses mane and open mouth.

Eighth wonder of the world

Terracotta Aria from XI'an opened in 1974 year and gradually unavailable to the public, but only in 1994 the Museum was opened XI'an Terracotta army of the first Qin Emperor, consists of three tombs in depth from 4 to 8 meters. Still it is believed that not all the finds, and the memory of buried alive surrounding this place kind of afraid to break the silence. The terracotta army was recognized as the eighth wonder of the world, and since 1987 is located in the world heritage list of UNESCO.