Terra Cotta Warriors Museum

Terra Cotta Warriors, namelythe Mausoleum of the First Qin EmperorTerra Cotta Warriors, also referred to as the Terra Cotta Warriors or the Terracotta Warriors, is the first batch ofnational key cultural relics protection units, the first batch of Chinese world heritage sites, located in today'sShaanxi ProvinceXi'anLintong Districtthe Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor. In the Terra Cotta Warriors pit 1.5km to the east

Terra Cotta Warriors are a category of ancient tomb sculptures. In ancient times, the practice of "32#human sacrifice" was implemented. Slaves were considered as accessories of the slave owner during their lifetime, and after the slave owner's death, they were buried as sacrificial objects with the slave owner. The Terra Cotta Warriors are burial objects in the shape of soldiers and horses (chariots, horses, soldiers)

On March 4, 1961, the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor was announced by the State Council as one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In March 1974, the Terra Cotta Warriors were discovered. In 1987, the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang and Terracotta Warriors were approved byUNESCOto be listed in theThe World Heritage List, known as the "eighth wonder of the world". More than 200 foreign heads of state and government visited them successively, becoming a gold lettered card of the glorious civilization of ancient China, and also one of therare treasures of the world's top ten ancient tombs