Seth's 6th grade trip to Xi'an last week included a day visiting the site where the Terracotta Warriors were discovered in 1974 and are now being unearthed and restored. The soldiers date from 210 BC, when they were created to be buried with Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the first emporer of China. There are far more left to be unearthed than have been dug and and restored so far. The estimates are that there are a total of around 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots, and 520 horses... all created out of terracotta clay for Emporer Qin's use in the afterlife.
Here in the top of the photo you can see some of the jumbled soldiers that have begun to be dug out. In the lower part of the photo are restored soldiers.
Some of the horses being restored.
All photos are thanks to Seth!
1 comment:
It's wierd, but Seth's warrior reminds me a little of Elvis Presley (at least the mouth does!). That must have been an awesome sight to see all the unearthed statues. The boys school sure does some pretty cool field trips. Emily gets to go to Washington DC in November with her 8th grade class so she is excited about that. Have a great week!
Beth
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