The terra-cotta warriors museum

The terra-cotta warriors museum is China's largest ancient military museum. In 1961, the state council of the People's Republic of China will be emperor qinshihuang as the national cultural relic protection unit. For the first emperor qin shihuang cemetery thorough archeological investigation begins. In 1962, the archeologists were plotted cemetery, the first piece of plane layout diagram, via detecting, cemetery ranges 56.25 square kilometers, which is equivalent to nearly 78 palace, cause the archaeology sensation. In 1987, the emperor qinshihuang and Terra Cotta Warriors pit "by UNESCO world heritage list approved listed in the", and is known as "eighth wonder of the world" make the whole world, make amazing all Chinese proud

The terra-cotta warriors pit is located in east of xian have 6 km west south, west village.porcelain from qin qin shihuang DiLing 1225 meters, is one of the largest group cemetery PeiZangKeng, pit which buried vast warriors in group is the epitome of the qin dynasty powerful army. 1974 west village.porcelain farmers was found during drilling shock and the terra-cotta warriors. It is made up of three different sizes of the pit composition, respectively Numbers for 1 pit, no.2 pit, no.3 pit. Three total area of nearly 20,000 square meters, the pit pit with reality, and the true horses were similar in size of TaoMa hooped head-dress, about 8,000 pieces, practical weapon tens of thousands.