秦始皇兵马俑是在1974年发现的，距秦始皇陵东侧约1公里半，先后发一、二、三号三个坑。随后在这里建了一个规模宏大的博物馆，于1979年国庆节开放。
秦始皇兵马俑博物馆开放后，很快就轰动了中外，被认为是古代的奇迹，是当代最重要的考古发现之一。
秦兵马俑以其巨大的规模，威武的场面，和高超的科学、艺术水平，使观众们惊叹不已。雄壮的军阵，再现了秦始皇当年为完成统一中国的大业而展现出的军功和军威。
In March 1974，three pits of the terra-cotta warriors and horses were excavated in Xian.No.1 Pit was discovered under a well 1.5km east of the mausoleum，then the No.2 and No.3 pit and first opened to the public on the National’s Day in 1979，known as the Emperor Qin Shihuang’s Mausoleum and the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses Museum.
Soon this discovery-the most important archaeological excavation of modern times, gave the world a big surprise and was titled the eighth miracle.
Life size terracotta figures of warriors and horses arranged in battle formations are the star features at the museum. They are replicas of what the imperial guard should look like in those days of pomp and vigor. |
