EVELYN ANG (2) 2J 兵马俑

The Terracotta Army or the "Terracotta Warriors and Horses", is a collection of terracotta sculptures of the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BC. It is believed to protect the emperor in his afterlife.

        (Erm.. Not really handsome...)

The figures, dating from around the late third century BC, were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi province. The figures vary in height according to their roles, with the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors, chariots and horses. Current estimates are that in the three pits containing the Terracotta Army there were over 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which are still buried in the pits near by Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum. I felt that it is quite honorable, since a king has so many people to 'protect' him even in the afterlife, and quite amazed by the olden Chinese's way of thinking... Hmm. Quite unique...

                    (It feels so majestic! OMG!)