How large is the sleeping underground army? Measuring Qin Shi Huang’s terracotta warriors with a football field Today, as we stand by the magnificent Terracotta Army pits and face this “underground army” from over 2,000 years ago, many people can’t help but marvel, “Just how big is this place?” That’s a great question! To give…
Are the Terracotta Warriors intact? Truth and Miracle If you’ve been following the news recently, you may have seen a heartbreaking report: just five days ago (May 30, 2025), a man climbed over the guardrail of Pit 3 of the Terracotta Warriors, jumped into the pit from a 5-meter-high platform, and knocked over two precious…
Is Qin Shi Huang still alive? The Mystery of Eternal Life Through Two Thousand Years When people stand beside the Terra Cotta Warriors pit in Xi’an and stare at thousands of lifelike clay soldiers, an absurd and tempting question often arises in their minds: Is the First Emperor of Qin who ordered to create this…
The Land of the Terracotta Army: China, Home to the Millennium-Old Underground Army When people discuss the ancient wonders that have amazed the world, one name is always closely associated with an extraordinary archaeological discovery—the Terracotta Army. The nation that created and safeguarded this treasure of human civilization is none other than China, a country…
The City of Terracotta Warriors: Xi’an, the Underground Imperial Army When you hear the term “Terracotta Warriors,” does an image of ancient and mysterious China immediately come to mind? These imposing, numerous clay warriors are indeed a breathtaking chapter in the long history of humanity. But if asked, “Where exactly do they lie dormant?” the…
The Underground Army That Slept for a Thousand Years: Three Interesting Facts About the Terracotta Warriors In 1974, in Shaanxi Province, China, some farmers digging a well for water accidentally unearthed a life-sized soldier’s head made of fired clay! They were astonished at the time, unaware that they had discovered a massive army buried underground…
The Colors Stolen by Time: The Colorful Army of Qin Shi Huang’s Terracotta Warriors As you stand before this solemn array, you are greeted by thousands of grayish terracotta soldiers, silent as the earth, as if they had been this way since their creation. However, allow me to gently lift the veil of history: when…
Terra Cotta Warriors: half a century of excavation and unsolved mysteries In the spring of 1974, several farmers in Lintong, Shaanxi, dug up broken pottery pieces while digging wells, and unexpectedly woke up an “underground army corps” – the Terra Cotta Warriors of the Qin Shihuang, who had been sleeping for 2000 years. This discovery…
The Sleeping Army of the Qin Dynasty: The Mystery of the Terracotta Warriors‘ Burial When a farmer in Shaanxi Province struck a hard clay fragment with his shovel in 1974, he had no idea that five meters below his feet lay an astonishingly large Qin Dynasty army. These terracotta warriors were not buried haphazardly—archaeological discoveries…
