When we found the warriors in 1974 they were buried 6-7 meters deep underground. Originally there was a 3.5 meters high wooden ceiling which covered all of the warriors. The archaeologists think there are 3 meters of dirt on top of the ceiling. Furthermore the wooden ceiling was burnt 2 200 years ago and almost all the figures and horses were found broken. Sima Qian’s “Records of History†indicates that Emperor Qin’s palaces were destroyed and burnt by the rebellions ...
welcome to xi'an DANGYUJUN | Apr 30, 2009 02:00 GMT-6
Welcome to xi'an.In Xi'an we have 2200 years ago Terra-cotta army and Emperor Qin's tomb.3000 years age Hot springs.1400 years age Big Wild Goose Pagoda and 1300 yeas age Small Goose Pagoda.900 years age city wall .72 Emperors tomb. And best history museum.
One in a million! SANNEM | Nov 10, 2007 06:22 GMT-6
Two terracotta wariors outside, but inside the atmosphere of a European restaurant with warm colours and candle light. The Chinese chef has worked in a 5 star Western hotel before and can make excellent traditional Italian pizza's and tiramisu and other dishes as boeuf stroganoff and steak. We were suprised by the great coffee we got served with a small piece of brownie. After eating all the delicious Chinese food, we were looking for something familiair and that's what we certainly found in this place, called after the first book written by Marco Polo: Il Milione. Feeling at home in China for a moment...
When we found the warriors in 1974 they were buried 6-7 meters deep underground. Originally there was a 3.5 meters high wooden ceiling which covered all of the warriors. The archaeologists think there are 3 meters of dirt on top of the ceiling. Furthermore the wooden ceiling was burnt 2 200 years ago and almost all the figures and horses were found broken.
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