Terracotta Museum begins excavation work in pit 2

Experts say once the second round of excavations begins, they will have wide ranging data about chariots and use this for restoration. The plan is to excavate around 200 square meters of Pit 2 in the coming years.

Shaanxi province is one of the cradles of Chinese civilization. The capital city, Xi'an, was also the capital of 11 dynasties totaling a period of 1,000 years, and the origin of the ancient Silk Road. Now, Xi'an and other cities in western China are prepared to get another boost, this time from the One Road, One Belt Initiative.

Provinces such as Shaanxi and Gansu and Ningxia region will play their roles in forging cooperative and fruitful relations with the countries along the new Silk Road Economic Belt and in developing the central and western regions of China. Trade with countries along the Belt and Road, a China-proposed initiative to enhance international connections, amounted to US$236 billion in the first quarter of 2015.

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