Terracotta Museum begins excavation work in pit 2
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Emperor Qin's Terracotta Museum is a treasure house where tourists can learn about ancient Chinese history and culture. It is also a main scenic area in Xi'an city in the northwestern province of Shaanxi. More than 50 million people have visited the museum over the last 20 years.
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Terracotta Museum begins excavation work in pit 2 |
The 2,200-year-old terracotta army of the first Emperor of China, Qin Shihuang, is a vivid reminder of ancient Chinese history and civilization.
Even though excavations began in the early 1970s, the full extent of the cultural treasure is yet to be unearthed, especially after the last round of excavations in 1994.
In Pit 2 excavations to date, experts have found kneeling or standing soldiers, all facing eastward. In the south of the pit, archaeologists discovered eight chariots with their horses, all originally made of wood. But they were in a very poor condition.
What is most surprising for experts is that they have found painted terracotta figures in the pit.
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