The army stands in place as they were 2000 years ago, more than 7000, each statue is unique. Soldiers stare at you silently. They were assembled to guard their emperor Qin Shihuang with allegiance. This grand army was deployed in battle formations, high strategically organized.

There is one row of warriors in the south, north and west of the corridor respectively, facing outward. They are probably the flanks and the rear guard.
The warriors standing in the front armed with long-shaft weapons, are probably the main body of the force.     

Commanding general and his aides ride chariots, behind are strong and dynamic horses.
 
Archers, infantry, cavalry stand in compact formation, waiting for orders.
The clay figures were carefully painted with colors after they were baked. After a natural process of decay, now we cann't see their original gorgeous colors.
However, most of the figures bear the traces of the original colors of red, green, blue, yellow, purple, brown, white, black, pink, etc., and a few of them are still as bright as new.
 
The terracotta warriors look vivid, different in appearance and expressions.
It is presumed that these warriors were made according to the real valiant Qin army soldiers.
 
They are over 6 feet tall, well-proportioned and exquisitely shaped. Their weights are different from 110 kms to 300 kms. Most of them originally take practical weapons in hand.
6000 pottery warriors and horses were unearthed from Pit 1. Pit 2 held 1,400 cavalries.

Pit 3 is assumed to be the headquarter office of this mighty underground army.The arrangement of the terra-cotta figures here is quite different from that in Pit 1 and Pit 2. They are arrayed opposite to each other along the walls, in two rows.

2000 years of earthquakes, floods, and a fire had left most these terracotta army in small pieces when excavated.
All these terracotta army were hand-molded and the details are astonishing. Mustaches, beards, hairstyles and clothes were different according to ranks, even fingernails were replicated with exacting craftsmanship.

Cavalry have spurs and infantry wear body armors. Each piece of armor is articulated.
Horses, with bristling ears, wear leather armors to ward off arrows.
Surely, any equipment existed in the actual army was faithfully replicated in this pottery troop.
These are the water jugs actually used by then soldiers 2000 years ago, unearthed from Pit 1.

Hundreds of crossbow triggers were discovered in the pits. Their bolts and suspending knives can be used interchangeably, with tolerance error of one millimeter.
The arrowheads are divided into four kinds. The outline of the three sides of the arrow heads of the same kind has a tolerance error of 0.15 millimeter.
All these show weapon's manufacturing was highly standardized just to meet the war needs, and the metallurgical technology also reached a high level in the Qin Dynasty.
 
These figures are the earliest life-size pottery sculptures in China. Their amazing realism and attention to detail startled art historians.
In 1987, the Terracotta Army and the Tomb of Emperor Qin Shihuang was listed as the World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
These warriors and horses are only a small part of the tomb of Emperor Qin Shihuang. Excavation is expected to continue for years.
Your visit here will be extremely interesting and perhaps the highlight of your travel in China.