How many pits are there in the Terracotta Warriors?

The Terracotta Warriors have four pits.

Yihaokeng

At the eastern end of No.1 pit, there are 2 10 warriors in battle robes, and the rest are 68 people in each row, 204 people in front, back, left and right, forming a phalanx guard. There are 38 chariots and infantry in the center of the pit, which constitute the main body of the army.

Erhaokeng

The pit of Terracotta Warriors and Horses No.2 of Qin Shihuang is in the shape of a curved ruler, which is located in the northeast of pit No.1 and east of pit No.3. It is 96 meters long from east to west and 84 meters wide from north to south, with a total area of about 6,000 square meters. The buildings in the pit are the same as those in the No.1 pit, but the arrangement is more complicated and the arms are more complete. It is the most spectacular military array in the three pits. Is composed of cavalry, chariots, infantry (including crossbowmen) multi-arms special forces.

There are more than 300 pieces of pottery figurines 1300, more than 80 chariots and tens of thousands of bronze weapons in the No.2 pit, among which general figurines, pommel horse figurines and kneeling figurines are found for the first time. There are four inclined doors at the east and west ends of the second pit, and two inclined doors at the north. The statue pit is located in the west and the main entrance is in the east.

Sanhaokeng

The third pit of Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang is located on the north side of the western end of the first pit, opposite to the second pit. It is 25m away from No.1 pit in the south and 20m away from No.2 pit/kloc-0 in the east, covering an area of about 520m2. The whole pit is concave and consists of the north and south wings and the carriage house. There is a chariot and four terracotta warriors and horses in the carriage house, and 68 terracotta warriors and horses can be unearthed in pit 3.

No.4 pit

There are no terracotta figures in No.4 pit, only backfill soil, probably because of the peasant uprising at the end of Qin Dynasty and other reasons.

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Features of Terracotta Warriors:

1, with distinctive features.

The shaping of Terracotta Warriors and Horses is basically based on real life, with delicate and vivid techniques. Every clay figurine has different clothes and manners. There are many kinds of hairstyles, different gestures and different facial expressions.

From their costumes, expressions and gestures, we can tell whether they are officers or soldiers, infantry or cavalry. Generally speaking, all the faces of the Qin figurines reveal the unique majesty and composure of the Qin people, with distinctive personality and strong characteristics of the times.

No one is similar to the Terracotta Warriors.

Terracotta warriors and horses sculpture is a combination of painting and plastic. Although it has a long history, when it was first discovered, the colors painted on people's faces and clothes were still faintly visible. The technique is vivid, the composition is ingenious, and the technique is flexible, which is both authentic and decorative.

Because of this, Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses occupy an important position in the history of sculpture in China. From the unearthed 1000 pieces of pottery figurines and pottery horses, almost none of them are the same.

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