Travels in China - Xi'an and More Terracotta Warriors

The Terracotta Army Museum is part of the Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum Site Park, considered to be the largest imperial tomb in China with the richest buried objects.

The Museum itself attracts many visitors, including school children,

and many visitors use umbrellas as parasols to protect themselves from the blazing sun.

Inside the museum, visitors stroll past the exhibits, casting reflections on the glass shielding this impassive warrior and his patient steed.

It is easier to see the intricate detailing on the figures up close.

Here a charioteer keeps his horses alert for his slightest signal.  The horses look almost as if they are breathing.

Close-ups of warriors' heads and hairdos indicate how the placement of the knot shows rank and

this warrior must have been highly ranked.

Here are some tips from warriors' spears and swords.

Many of these were looted from the tomb before its official discovery, while the wooden handles of those remaining have rotted over the centuries.