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Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum is located 1.5 kilometers east , built on the site of the Qin Terracotta Warriors in Pit above . Is the world's largest underground military museum.

Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum pit is Horses . According to historical records : Emperor Ying Zheng ascended the throne at age 13 when he began to build the cemetery . Chaired by the prime minister Li Si cemetery planning and design, Zhang Han general supervision , the construction time of up to 38 years. Works great , the magnificent spirit , creating the feudal rulers of luxury burial precedent .

Terracotta Warriors and Horses ride west to east , Sankeng a triangle shape . First discovered that the 1st figurines pit , rectangular , surrounded by a ramp doorway, left and right sides and have a terracotta pit , now known as the 2nd and the 3rd pit pit . Figurines pit layout is reasonable, peculiar structure , about 5 meters in the deep bottom of the pit , put up one thing every three meters to the load-bearing walls , terracotta warriors and horses arranged in a gap between the wall over the hole.

Spring of 1974 , in the mausoleum tombs 1.5 kilometers east of the local farmers drilling wells, accidentally dug up a ceramic warrior head . Organized by the state after the excavation , and finally found the whole world was shocked the Terracotta Warriors and Horses .

Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses of its immense size , powerful scenes, and superb scientific , artistic level, so that the audience amazed. Xian Terracotta Warriors Museum has become one of the symbols .

So far discovered three pits. Pit , east-west rectangular pit , 230 meters long , 62 meters wide , surrounded by five each doorway. Pit east and west ends are promenade, north and south sides of each side of the gallery , the middle east to west over nine holes, through holes rammed earth walls between intervals . The pits chariots as the main vehicle , the infantry into a rectangular joint formations. Military array body facing east , in the south, north, west gallery in each of a row of warriors facing outward , as the wings and back ; east three rows of warriors to Pioneer. Nine through cave lined with huge tanks and infantry main military array , each over a four samurai cave , some wear shirt , some with armor in the middle with a chariot , chariot after every horseman one , Chatswood two.

Pit area of ??about 6,000 square meters, chariots , infantry and cavalry L-shaped military array .

3rd hole area of ??520 square meters, was "convex " shape . Unearthed a chariot ride , horse figurines four , warriors 68 . Lined pit figurines by type arrangement , it is the Qin array command center .