Beesker recommends 'Travel China Guide' as the world's
best website on the Terracotta Army
ABOUT 'EMPEROR QIN'S TERRA-COTTA WARRIORS & HORSES MUSEUM'
The
Travel China Guide website
describes the Emperor Qin's Terra-cotta Warriors &
Horses Museum, which houses the famous collection of 8,099 life-size terracotta statues
that were buried with the first Emperor Qin in 210-209 BC. Construction of the
mausoleum began in 246 BC, and is believed to have taken 700,000 craftsmen 38
years to construct.
The website is organized into the following main sections: The Terracotta Army
Museum; Emperor Qin Shihuang, How the Mausoleum was Constructed, The Satellite
Pits and Tombs, The Discovery & Excavation of the Terracotta Army, The
Terracotta Figures Construction, The Colorful Uniform of Qin Terracotta Figures,
The Unique Weapons in the Terracotta Pits.
The section on the Satellite Pits and Tombs contains illustrated articles on the
following topics: Pit of Rare Birds & Animals, Stable Pits, Tombs of Emperor
Qin's Children, Mass Graves, Pit of Bronze Chariots & Horses, Stone Armor &
Horses, Terracotta Acrobats, and Civil Officials.