The literal meaning of "terra cotta" is "baked earth" in Italian. It is a type of clay-based earthenware that is fired at a low temperature (usually between 1000 and 1150 C). Terra cotta is used for sculptures architectural decorations and pottery. It is a porous material that varies in color ranging from orange and red to brown and gray. Terra cotta is often glazed to create a glossy finish. Some of the most popular uses for terra cotta are:

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Terra cotta is a versatile material that has been used in buildings sculptures and pottery for centuries. It is durable affordable and easy to work with making it a popular choice for many different applications.

He ordered to build the Terracotta Army as his tomb guard in accordance with the appearance of his elite soldiers.

In ancient China, there was strict standard for the rights of every social class, among which emperors must be the top privileged person. The soldiers whom the Terracotta Army was modelled after were the guards of Qin Shihuang's palace. Thus, the scale of the Terracotta Army was truly reflect the reality. In addition, it was not so big when compared with the total amount of Qin's army - above 600,000.

The estimated burial time of the Terracotta Army is around 209 BCE, and the discovery time is 1974 CE. Thus, the Terracotta Army was buried for 2100 years at least.

It was not the Terracotta Army that Qin Shihuang used to take the whole country, but the soldiers who the Terracotta Army modelled after. Thus the unification of China by Qin Shihuang was happened in 221 BCE.

Originally, the Terracotta Warriors were all colored, but most of the paint had crumbled off over the years. The warriors appear red might because of red color residual. Those in black might cause by the big fire set by the rebels in the last few years of Qin Dynasty.

No, their "mission" was to protect the mausoleum of the emperor - Qin Shihuang.

A fact about the terracotta army is that 1.All of the clay soldiers represent one of the soldiers that was in the army. So it basically represents the soldiers that was in the army.

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Qin Dynasty, around 2nd century BCE

More than 5,000 mold were used!

Following the order of Ying Zheng (Qin Shi-huang), the first emperor of Qin Dynasty, about 700,000 craftsmen were gathered together from all over the country to undertake this super-project.

The Terra-cotta army was built for an ancient chinese, Qin dynasty Ruler named Qin shuangdi. The emperor was terribly afraid of death and he asked all the potters across the land to make the soldiers to protect his body. The soldiers were actually life-sized models of actual soldiers, if a soldier did not pose for a soldier-statue, he would be beheaded.
The Terra-cotta army was built for an ancient Chinese, Qin dynasty Ruler named Qin shuangdi.

720,000 people

They all are not the same height. All of them are from 6ft to 6ft 5in tall.

The entrance fee of the Museum of the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an is: ï¿¥90 per visitor, in high season (from 1 March till the end of November); ï¿¥65 per visitor, in low season (from 1 December till the end of February, the ensuing year).

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the terracotta army was built to protect the tomb of Qin shihuang, the first emperor of china, to boast his power and show loyalty to him after his death.

It tells us that Qin Shi Huang Di* was very worried/interested about the afterlife.

Also, that he was very vain.

*Qin Shi Huang Di, a member of the Qin dynasty, was the builder and owner of the Terracotta Warriors and many other things.

terracotta is a type of natural clay, reddish brown in colour.

The flight distance between Xi'an and Beijing is around 1035 km. Flying from Beijing to Xi'an will cost you about 1 hour and 50 minutes.

There are many important general figures in the formation of the Terracotta Army.

The supremo should be the emperor in the tomb nearby guarded by this army.

The Warriors were destroyed by the 'Huashan' earthquake of 1556 A.D.

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