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Mystery terracotta army. Why would the emperor made 8,000 copies of clay?
One of the biggest attractions of China is the Great Wall of China, but in addition to it in China, there is somehow less known, but nonetheless amazing terracotta army. This army includes 8099 statues Terracotta Warriors and Horses, and it is only those that have been found. The Terracotta Army was discovered in 1974 near the tomb of Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang. This building is truly impressive in its scope and can compete with the wonder of the world as the Egyptian pyramids. Researchers believe that this army of clay soldiers needed the emperor to satisfy their ambitions of power in the afterlife.
And earlier in the Chinese tradition it was decided to bury with the Emperor of living people, these statues became the first experience, when, instead of living people decided to bury clay statues, but do not forget that for some experts, together with the emperor was buried more than 70 thousand workers with their families for various reasons (for example to preserve the secrecy of the place).
Emperor Qin was very much afraid of death and therefore fanatically sought a means of eternal life.
Some researchers argue that the emperor sent an army of 8,000 men to those produced his cherished drug of immortality, and yet they were in the campaigns, he used pills of mercury that may led to his death.
Construction of the entire necropolis took 38 years, it involved more than 700 thousand workers and craftsmen.
Interestingly, the statue of the soldiers were executed very skilfully, each soldier had his rank and weapons, individual features, which express different emotions. Later, the statue was found and acrobats, musicians, officials, as well as two bronze chariots. The chariots were found 20 meters from the tomb of the emperor, they consist of more than 300 parts and decorated with precious metals.
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And earlier in the Chinese tradition it was decided to bury with the Emperor of living people, these statues became the first experience, when, instead of living people decided to bury clay statues, but do not forget that for some experts, together with the emperor was buried more than 70 thousand workers with their families for various reasons (for example to preserve the secrecy of the place).
Emperor Qin was very much afraid of death and therefore fanatically sought a means of eternal life.
Some researchers argue that the emperor sent an army of 8,000 men to those produced his cherished drug of immortality, and yet they were in the campaigns, he used pills of mercury that may led to his death.
Construction of the entire necropolis took 38 years, it involved more than 700 thousand workers and craftsmen.
Interestingly, the statue of the soldiers were executed very skilfully, each soldier had his rank and weapons, individual features, which express different emotions. Later, the statue was found and acrobats, musicians, officials, as well as two bronze chariots. The chariots were found 20 meters from the tomb of the emperor, they consist of more than 300 parts and decorated with precious metals.
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