Monday 24 March 2014

Bing Ma Yong Exhibition in China

                      This photos are used as replacement because I cannot find the photo that is provided by teacher on the worksheet.😄
Firstly,I will be talking about the history of the Bing Ma Yong and give a short intro.The 'Terracotta Army'  is a collection of terracotta  sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. It is a form of funerery art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BC and whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife.The figures, dating from around the late third century BC, were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi province. The figures vary in height according to their roles, with the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors,chariots and horses.There are four main pits associated with the terracotta army. These pits are located about 1.5 km east of the burial mound and are about 7 metres deep. The army is placed as if to protect the tomb from the east, where all the Qin Emperor's conquered states lay.Other terracotta non-military figures were also found in other pits and they include officials, acrobats, strongmen and musicians.
Secondly, the discovery of Bing Ma Yong is 
                                                                                                                                     ~done by Zehan




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