Guardians of the Past Breaking News! Xi’an Region:
Today in 1976 A group of During the summer, the
peasants digging a well struck a weather is usually dry and
clay statue (Travel Guide hot, while in the fall that is
China). The statue was taller when it gets most of its rain.
If you you want to go during than the people that it was found by and was amazing in detail. the winter, be prepared for
They are planning to bring dig the cold. In the spring and
early summer, there may be teams in to find anymore of the dust storms so remember to mysterious clay figures. stay indoors.
Archeologists have a theory that Place:
all of these figures appear to be To begin, the Terracotta from the Qin dynasty. This was Army, thousands of clay statues built over two thousand during the rule of the first years ago, has a rightful place emperor Qin Shihuangdi, a ruthless leader that had an iron to be considered a wonder (Lubow). First, it took over fist on his kingdom (Patent 700,000 people to complete 16­17). He was the first person this mass production of a to unite all of China. This relates statutes (Patent 24­25). All of to the statues because they them, very detailed and unique appear to be in a formation they on their own. You can only Terracotta
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Jacob Hougan Terracotta Army imagine the skill of all of those people working towards the same goal. Next, all of these statutes had one purpose, and that was to protect their emperor in the afterlife. It is just amazing that people during that time had that much respect and loyalty to the same person is all but unheard of today. Lastly, out of all of the statutes, none of them are exactly alike. One of them may be tall and have a narrow straight face, and the other may have been shorter with a long nose and a short mouth. It is like they took a picture and sculpted it. used in their military, so they seem to be guarding something. "We find the underground pits are an imitation of the real organization in the Qin dynasty," said the Museum Director of the Terracotta Army (Lubow). Some to believe they are defending the emperors tomb. He strived to find immortality, but never could find it so he lives on forever through these statues. People know where the tomb is because it was described that it contained lots of mercury. Geologists have found an area that is very concentrated with mercury, but people choose to not excavate the tomb because they want to honor their emperor and founder. "People thought when the emperor died, he took just a lot of pottery army soldiers with him. Now they realize he took a whole political system with him," (Lubow). The statues themselves though and very helpful to researchers and archaeologists because they describe how the ancient Chinese looked and dressed and much more of their culture. Even though geologists know where the tomb of the emperor is, they do not want to excavate it, so they can respect their ancestor. "For all Chinese people, he is our ancestor, and for what he did for China, we cannot unearth his tomb just because archaeologists or people doing tourism want to know what is buried there.” Human Environment Interaction: There are many other attractions other than the Terracotta Warriors. Some of these include the Bell Tower, the Famen Temple, climbing the Cuihua Mountain, or the Huaqing Hot Spring, and even the Shaanxi History Museum Movement: If you want to go to Xi’an and see many of their attractions, you want to take a flight to the Xi’an International Airport. Once you get to the airport you find many ways to get around to sidewalks to buses, and even taxi’s. History: During the 200s B.C.E, there was conflict between the different clans that made up China. One of the clan leaders, named Qin Shihuangdi, conquered each clan one by one,
to slowly make China united for the first time. During his rule, he made a standard currency,
weights and measurements. The emperors name was Shihuangdi. He was always searching for the key for immortality. He believed it would be a potion (drink). It was even said that they visited mystical islands to Xi’an International Airport the east. I believe that would be Hawaii, or America itself. Since he failed in finding the potion, he wanted to make a magnificent tomb
for himself and his entire guard and city to Bell Tower, Beijing guard him there forever. So that is what we know as the Terracotta Army. His tomb guardian, so he may rest in peace in the ‘afterlife.’ Allusion: Location: The new Lebron 11s color style is called the “Terracotta Warrior.” They said what inspired them was the Terracotta Army because they were the Ancient Chinese warriors and it would be hard to take them into to battle or in this case, basketball. “Inspired by the ancient terracotta warrior figures of China.” Exact Location: 34.3849° N, 109.2731° E Relative Location: The Terracotta Army is close to the huge city of Xi'an and right next to the smaller city Lintong, China. Map
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