Museum of terracotta warriors and horses

The Museum of terracotta warriors and horses mainly includes two parts: the Museum of terracotta warriors and horses and the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang.

Ying Zheng, the first emperor of Qin Dynasty, began to build the mausoleum when he ascended the throne at the age of 13. The construction time was as long as 38 years, and the project was huge.

The creation of terracotta warriors and horses is based on real life, vivid, delicate and lifelike.

Before you visit the terracotta warriors and horses, you'd better understand the relevant historical knowledge. You can have a commentator at the door, 90 yuan / 1-5 people each time.

essential information

Historical evolution

In November 1975, Shaanxi Provincial Bureau of culture established the Preparatory Office of the Museum of terracotta warriors and horses.

In February 1976, the personnel in charge of the preparation work entered the construction site one after another. In June, it was renamed the Preparatory Office of the Museum of terracotta warriors and horses.

In September, the ground was officially broken.

In September 1979, the Museum of terracotta warriors and horses of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty was built on the No.1 pit.

In October, the Museum of Qin Shihuang's Terracotta Warriors and horses, built on the site of the accompanying burial pit of Qin's Terracotta Warriors and horses, officially opened.

In May 1980, the Museum of terracotta warriors and horses was transferred to the Shaanxi Provincial Bureau of cultural relics.

On September 27, 1989, the exhibition hall of Pit 3 of the terracotta warriors was opened.

On October 1, 1994, the exhibition hall of Pit 2 of the terracotta warriors was opened, and the ring screen cinema was built in the same year.

In 1998, Shaanxi provincial Party committee and government decided to integrate the resources of Qin Shihuang mausoleum and terracotta warriors and horses to build a world-class Museum.

On October 4, 1999, the cultural relics exhibition hall of the mausoleum of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty was opened.

In 2008, the Museum of terracotta warriors and horses was awarded the first batch of national first-class museums.

In 2009, the Museum of terracotta warriors and horses of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty obtained the qualification of group archaeological leader, and on the basis of which, the Museum of the mausoleum of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty was established.

On December 11, 2014, the construction of the gate of the Museum of terracotta warriors and horses and the environmental renovation of the square officially started. The planned construction area of the project is 4934 square meters, covering a total area of 73909 square meters.

On October 1, 2016, the new gate and square project of the Museum of terracotta warriors and horses was successfully completed and put into operation.

In 2017, the infrastructure reconstruction project of Pit 1, 2 and 3 of the terracotta warriors and Horses Museum was completed.

In January 2020, the Museum of terracotta warriors and horses of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty will launch a digital museum.

architectural composition

Located in Lintong District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, the Museum of terracotta warriors and horses of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty is based on the terracotta warriors and horses of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty. It is a site museum built on the original site of the pit of terracotta warriors and horses, and also the largest Ancient Military Museum in China. There are three pits in the Museum of terracotta warriors and horses.

Venue composition

The pit of terracotta warriors and horses is located in the south of Xiyang village, 1.5km to the east of the mausoleum of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty. Three terracotta pits have been found, designated as No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 pits. The three pits, covering an area of more than 20000 square meters, contain nearly 8000 pottery figurines and horses similar in size to human beings and real horses. There are different arms, such as chariots, cavalry and infantry, which are arranged in order.

Pit 1

The pit is 230 meters long from east to west and 62 meters wide from north to south. It is 4.5-6.5 meters deep from the surface and covers an area of 14260 square meters. According to the arrangement density of the unearthed terracotta warriors and horses, about 6000 terracotta warriors and horses, as well as a large number of bronze weapons, are buried in pit No. 1.

Pit 2

The surface of pit No. 2 is curved, 124 meters long from east to west and 98 meters wide from north to south. It is 5 meters deep and covers an area of 6000 square meters. Judging from the trial excavation, more than 1300 pottery figurines and horses were buried in the pit. Compared with the pit No. 1, the pit No. 2 has more abundant contents and more complete arms

Pit 3

The scale of pit No. 3 is small and its plane is concave. In the East, there is a ramp Road, 28.8 meters long from east to west, 24.57 meters wide from north to south, 5.2-5.4 meters deep from the surface, covering an area of 520 square meters. There are 72 pottery figurines and horses buried in the pit.

Exhibition hall of unearthed cultural relics

There are No.1 and No.2 bronze chariots and horses in the exhibition hall.

These two cars are single shaft, two wheel, four horse series. In front of the No.1 car, there are four bronze horses. The plane of the car is rectangular, and the front two corners are curved. The width of the car is 74 cm, and the depth is 48.5 cm.

The first bronze carriage of Qinling is "Li Che", and the second bronze carriage of Qinling is "an Che".

Venue features

The Museum of terracotta warriors and horses is located 1.5km east of the mausoleum of the first emperor of Qin in Lintong District, Xi'an

The building is grand in scale and unique in appearance

Trees and flowers are planted in the museum area, which is quiet and elegant.

The gate of the scenic area is magnificent, the north gate and square are simple and low-key in appearance, and the color is mainly dark gray and light gray. The architectural design and material selection reflect the integration of scientific and technological performance and environmental protection concept.

Collection

overview

By January 2020, the Museum of terracotta warriors and horses has expanded to 46.1 hectares, with a collection of more than 50000 pieces.

 

The hall of No.1, No.2 and No.3 pits, the ring screen cinema and the exhibition hall of cultural relics of the first emperor's Mausoleum are the main visiting points of the museum, with an exhibition area of about 30000 square meters.

 

Pit No. two is the essence of the terracotta pits.

 

Major cultural relics

　　

Cultural Activity

Activity construction

In May 2018, the exhibition of pottery figurines unearthed from the mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang and the Yangling Mausoleum of emperor Jingdi of Han Dynasty was held. In the same month, the bronze culture exhibition of Yunnan was held.

In June 2018, a special exhibition of Pompeii unearthed cultural relics was held.

In September 2018, the rise of the Empire - the historical and cultural exhibition of Qin's development stage was held.

 

In December 2019, the large-scale exhibition of "peaceful world - unification of Qin Dynasty" will be held.

 

archaeological research

The excavation of k9901 began in August 2011 and ended in July 2013. The pit was discovered in 1999, and trial excavation was carried out in that year. This excavation uses a variety of new technologies, new methods and means to collect the site information as much as possible, including the use of three-dimensional scanning of the site and relics, digital close range photogrammetry of the excavation site, digital color information recording, virtual three-dimensional splicing of ceramic pieces, etc.

 

Educational activities

On September 20, 2019, with the successful completion of Shaanxi Normal University's internship in Qinshihuang Mausoleum Museum, Qinling Mausoleum Museum successfully completed the teaching internship of more than 500 people in nine batches from eight universities inside and outside the province in 2019. The work started on March 25 and lasted for seven months. It was coordinated and arranged by the Social Education Department of Qinling Museum, with the active cooperation and assistance of ticket management department, security department and other departments.

 

In December 2019, on the occasion of the 45th Anniversary of the discovery of the terracotta warriors and horses of the Qin Dynasty and the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Qinshihuang Mausoleum Museum, the Qinling Mausoleum Museum launched a large-scale exhibition of "peace in the world - the unification of the Qin Dynasty", which showed the development process of the Qin people and the feat of unifying the six countries for the public.

 

Honors

In 1997, "Qinling No.1 copper chariot and horse restoration technology" project won the second prize of national science and technology progress award.

In 2004, "the protection technology of painted cultural relics of Qin terracotta" won the second prize of national science and technology progress award again.

In 2010, the Qin terracotta warriors and horses archaeological project won the prince of Asturias award in Spain.

In 2015, the "true color terracotta warriors Exhibition" won the first prize in the top ten exhibitions of national museums.

In 2018, it was rated as "the most influential intelligent cultural tourism scenic spot in 2018".

 

Function value

The Museum of terracotta warriors and horses of Qin Shihuang is of great historical, scientific and artistic value.

 

The Museum of terracotta warriors and horses is the largest ancient military museum in China. Bathed in the spring breeze of China's reform and opening up, it has made great achievements through hard work and has become a large-scale relic Museum.

 

Organization setup

The Museum of terracotta warriors and horses (the Museum of the mausoleum of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty) is co-ordinated by the Party committee of the museum. The president and vice president preside over the daily work. It consists of administrative office, Party committee office, trade union, supervision office, personnel department, finance department, public security department, exhibition department, preservation department, cultural relics protection and restoration department, research office, Archaeology Department, propaganda and education department, information and data center, literature management office, logistics department and sports department Li equipment branch, CHUANGYOU office, infrastructure branch, ticketing branch, business department and Qinshihuang Mausoleum Tourism Development Co., Ltd.

 

In addition, an Academic Committee on the terracotta warriors and horses of Qin Shihuang was set up.

 

Visit information

Notice to visitors

geographical position

The Museum of terracotta warriors and horses is located in Qinling Town, Lintong District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province.

Opening Hours

The Museum of terracotta warriors and horses is open 365 days a year without holidays.

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