In 1974, a Chinese peasant farmer was digging a well near Xi’an, when he came upon one of the world’s greatest archeological discoveries – an underground army of life-size clay warriors whose purpose was to guard the tomb of Qin Shihuang, an Emperor who unified China in 221 BC. Over 8,000 soldiers (and some horses) are believed to be underground, guarding Qin’s tomb. Today we viewed an excavation pit – the size of the Big House at Michigan (football field) where more than 2,000 warriors have been unearthed. The soldiers (many of which have been painstakingly reconstructed) are in perfect Qin Dynasty formation with archers, chariot drivers, infantry, etc. Every face and hairstyle is unique. Word is – it took 700,000 people 40 years to construct. Google it for the whole story – it’s too much for me to write.
The point is – that like everything else in China – it is way too vast to describe. Enjoy our photos!
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