The occasional traveller

We have added more pics, this time of the Terracota Warriors. There are about 8,000 unique sculptures, discovered by chance in 1974. They were built never to be found and there are no indication as to who has made them. The only certainty is that they are about 2000 years old, that each individual had real weapons and real leather outfits. They were all in combat formation around the Emperor Qin Grave. There are 3 vaults, the bigger one being vault 1. Various soldiers were found, as well as paved roads, wooden beams, horses and real charriots. Enjoy. Worth seeing.

Nous avons ajoute d’autres photos, cette fois de notre visite au site des Guerriers de Terre Cuite. Il y a environ 8000 sculptures, toutes uniques, decouvertes par hasard en 1974. Elles ont ete construites mais n’auraient jamais du etre trouvees et personne ne sait qui les a faite. La seule certitude est qu’elles ont environ 2000 ans, que chaque individu avait de vrais armes et de vrais tuniques en cuir. Elles sont toutes disposees en position de combat autour de la tombe de l’Empereur Qin. Il y a 3 fosses, le plus grand etant le fosse 1. Plusieurs genres de soldats ont ete trouve, ainsi que des routes pavees, des poutres en bois, des chevaux et de vrais charriots. Appreciez, ca vaut le coup d’oeil.

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