Located at Shaanxi Province, China, ca. 210 B.C.
Opinion: I first learned about the terracotta warriors when I did a report on the tomb of emperor Shi Huangdi- the first emperor of China in the third grace. I was fascinated by the individuality of the warriors and their purpose in guarding the tomb. This summer I am fortunate enough to have the opportunity of seeing the terracotta warriors in Xian on my trip to China with my nana.
Theory: In 1974 excavations uncovered the burial mound of Emperor Shi Huangdi. Pits that are part of the burial site contain more than six thousand life-size terracotta figures of soldiers and horses. They served as immortal bodyguards to what is believed to be a massive underground funerary palace. Originally in color, every solder is unique with subtle face distinctions. “The style of the Qin warriors blends formalism- simplicity of volume and contour, rigidity, and frontality- with sharp realism of detail” (Gardner, Page 194).
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