Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor

Have you ever been fascinated by the mysterious pyramids and tombs in adventure fictions or movies? If so, why don’t you visit this grand mausoleum and meet with the buried terracotta army here in Shaanxi, China?

Located in Lintong District, Xi'an, the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor was constructed over 38 years, from 246 to 208 BCE, marking the first large-scale and well-designed imperial tomb in Chinese history. Just imagine an underground palace with rooms and halls displaying myriads of priceless treasures and surrounded by a large number of burial pits and tombs of different shapes! With its numerous unearthed cultural relics, the mausoleum was added to the World Heritage List in 1987.

The most astonishing discovery in this mausoleum must be the terracotta warriors. These pottery figures vividly portray an authentic image of the Qin army. Each terracotta warrior is different in costume, hairstyle, posture and facial expression and you can tell whether they are officers or soldiers, infantry or cavalry. They stood stately and silently, with weapons in hands and their horses and chariots aside, guarding the palace and the soul of the emperor just like thousands of years ago.