The terracotta army is a significant tourist attraction of China. It was built and then buried by the first emperor of Qin (Chin), called Qin Shihuangdi. His name gave us the name, China. He had this army made for his after life because he was totally paranoid about himself getting killed. He thought that this army would protect him in his after life.
The terracotta army had been buried for more than 2,000 years and then one day Workers digging a well outside the city of Xi'an, China, in 1974 struck upon one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in the world: a life-size clay soldier poised for battle.
The army was made by clay and no two soldiers are identical. Each one has its own details that are different. The facial expressions, sole of the shoe, hairstyles and other details are different. There were ten different ranks of soldiers and each did a different job.
The archers were a great attack force of the Qin army. The crossbows had the greatest range of arrows and poured rain of arrows destroying the enemy thoroughly. The kneeling archers were a defence for the army though. They wore a little armour over their torsos so that they could move around freely and with some protection.
The kneeling archers are a great attraction of pit no. 2. The kneeling archer you see beside is replica of a real terracotta soldier which are in display in the museum in Xi'an.
This replica shows that the kneeling archer wears a campaign gown and light armour to protect their torsos and shoulders to ensure swift movement with some protection. He wears armour on the upper half of the body only with shoulder plates. The head is held firm and the eyes look straight ahead, reflecting the impressions of concentration and disciple. The hair is tied in a decorative plait and coiled into a bun standing at the back of the head.
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The terracotta army had been buried for more than 2,000 years and then one day Workers digging a well outside the city of Xi'an, China, in 1974 struck upon one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in the world: a life-size clay soldier poised for battle.
The army was made by clay and no two soldiers are identical. Each one has its own details that are different. The facial expressions, sole of the shoe, hairstyles and other details are different. There were ten different ranks of soldiers and each did a different job.
The archers were a great attack force of the Qin army. The crossbows had the greatest range of arrows and poured rain of arrows destroying the enemy thoroughly. The kneeling archers were a defence for the army though. They wore a little armour over their torsos so that they could move around freely and with some protection.
The kneeling archers are a great attraction of pit no. 2. The kneeling archer you see beside is replica of a real terracotta soldier which are in display in the museum in Xi'an.This replica shows that the kneeling archer wears a campaign gown and light armour to protect their torsos and shoulders to ensure swift movement with some protection. He wears armour on the upper half of the body only with shoulder plates. The head is held firm and the eyes look straight ahead, reflecting the impressions of concentration and disciple. The hair is tied in a decorative plait and coiled into a bun standing at the back of the head.
"Terracotta Warriors: Replica Statues of Terra Cotta Army Soldiers - Kneeling Archer (Powered by CubeCart)." Terracotta Warriors: Replica Statues of Terra Cotta Army Soldiers - Kneeling Archer (Powered by CubeCart). Web. 24 Nov. 2014.
"Dressing of Terracotta Warriors." Dressing of Terracotta Warriors. Web. 25 Nov. 2014.
"The Statue of Kneeling Archer." Teachartwiki -. Web. 25 Nov. 2014.
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