{"id":13822,"date":"2025-05-21T21:38:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T14:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/?post_type=things-to-do&#038;p=13822"},"modified":"2025-07-26T11:47:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T04:47:14","slug":"terracotta-army-discovery-mausoleum-experience","status":"publish","type":"things-to-do","link":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/things-to-do\/terracotta-army-discovery-mausoleum-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Terracotta Army Discovery &#038; Mausoleum Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\"><a title=\"Terracotta Army Discovery &amp; Mausoleum Experience\" href=\"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/things-to-do\/terracotta-army-discovery-mausoleum-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terracotta Army Discovery &amp; Mausoleum Experience<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>In 1974, farmers near Lintong (Xi\u2019an) dug up some broken pottery and soon uncovered one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century: more than 8,000 life-size terracotta soldiers, horses, and chariots buried to guard China\u2019s first Emperor Qin Shi Huang (221\u2013210 BCE). As a 13-year-old, Qin Shi Huang unified China, standardized the script and measurement units, and began excavating and constructing <strong>China\u2019s Great Wall<\/strong>. His vast subterranean necropolis, still only partially dug up, represents both his grand ambitions as a leader and the horrible cruelty of his reign.<\/p>\n<p>You will first see a short 360\u00b0 film showing battles and court ceremonial activities from the period, then follow around the edges of the main excavation area. You\u2019ll marvel at the warrior\u2019s individually detailed armor, hairstyle and expression, and you\u2019ll learn how they were brought to life with bronze weapons and fading pigments. Two other pits have additional infantry and chariot formations, while the Emperor\u2019s tomb mound nearby remains unexcavated and quiet. Since being granted <a title=\"UNESCO World Heritage Site\" href=\"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/travel-guides\/unesco-world-heritage-sites-in-asia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/strong><\/a> status in 1987, the <strong><a title=\"Terracotta Army\" href=\"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/things-to-do\/terracotta-army-discovery-mausoleum-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terracotta Army<\/a><\/strong> has remained one of the most unforgettable highlights of our <a title=\"China Tours\" href=\"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>China Tours<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the Terracotta Warriors near Xi\u2019an: over 8,000 life-size clay soldiers, bronze weapons, and ancient secrets at Emperor Qin Shi Huang\u2019s UNESCO World Heritage site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14815,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[67],"class_list":["post-13822","things-to-do","type-things-to-do","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-china"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/things-to-do\/13822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/things-to-do"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/things-to-do"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}