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The museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses 林姣 Introduction of The First Qin Emperor His name was Yingzheng. He came to the throne at the age of 13 in 246BC and seized the power at the age of 22 in 237BC. By 221BC, when he was only 39 years old, he had annexed all the six independent states and established the first centralized autocratic feudal empire in the long history of China. Success and Failure History of Discovery There are three pits of warriors and horses and two bronze chariots have been found. The first one was discovered in March 1974 when several farmers were sinking a well . And in 1976, another 2 pits were also uncovered. They cover a total area of 20,780 square meters. And the bronze chariots were found in December 1980. In order to protect this terracotta army, the Chinese government built a museum in 1975, and it was officially open to the public on October 1, 1979. Pit One It is about 230 meters long, 62meters wide and 5 meters deep. It covers an area of 14,260 square meters, and it is an earth-and wood structure in the shape of a tunnel. We will also find that the whole pit is divided into 11corridors by 10earth-rammed partition walls, and the floor was paved with brick. Pit Two Pit 2 covers an area of about 6000 square meters. We can see that pit 2 is also under cover, it is because we want to preserve them. According to research, pit 2 consists of 4 different mixed military forces in four arrays. There are infantrymen, cavalrymen, archers and charioteers, including over 1000 warriors, 500 chariots and horses. Pit Three Pit 3 covers an area of about 520 square meters. There are only 68 warriors and 4 clay horses. And in the center, there used to be a chariot, which seems to be ready to send orders. This suggests pit 3 is the headquarters directing the whole underground army. Only one kind of weapon called “SHU” had been discovered. This kind of weapon has no blade, and is believed to be used by the guards of honor. mayb