How were the Terracotta Warriors created? Three characteristics of the Terracotta Warriors

The Terracotta Warriors are large in scale, with many types and different expressions. Each figurine has a different attire, expression, gestures, and facial expressions. It is very shocking. How were the Terracotta Warriors created? Let's learn about it together.

Contents of this article

1. How were the Terracotta Warriors created?

2. Three characteristics of the Terracotta Warriors

3. Appearance and structure of the Terracotta Warriors

How were the Terracotta Warriors created?

Most of the terracotta warriors were made by the method of pottery smelting and firing. Ancient workers used pottery molds to make the initial embryos. The large terracotta warriors were generally put into the kiln for baking after drying in the shade. The baking temperature was about 1000℃. After the figurines were fired and taken out of the kiln, the ancient workers painted them one by one and finally completed the production of the figurines.

Terracotta Warriors and Horses are a category of ancient tomb sculptures, which mainly include charioteer figurines, standing archer figurines, kneeling archer figurines, warrior figurines, military officer figurines, cavalry figurines, driver figurines, chariots and horses, saddled horses, etc.

When making the Terracotta Warriors, some were fired first and then joined, while others were joined first and then fired. The firing temperature was even, the color was pure, and the hardness was very high. In each process, there was a different division of labor and a strict work system.

The Terracotta Warriors and Horses are the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units and the first batch of Chinese World Heritage Sites. They are located in the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit, 1.5 kilometers east of the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang in Lintong District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province.

Three characteristics of the Terracotta Warriors

The three main features of the Terracotta Warriors are large scale, numerous types, and different expressions. The Terracotta Warriors mainly include charioteers, standing archers, kneeling archers, warriors, military officers, cavalrymen, driver-drivers, charioteers, saddle horses, etc. Moreover, their facial shapes, expressions, statures, eyebrows, eyes, and ages are all different.

The Terracotta Army consists of three pits, with about 7,000 warrior figurines, 100 chariots, and 100 horses. The total area of ​​the three pits is about 20,780 square meters.

The Terracotta Warriors and Horses are the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units and the first batch of Chinese World Heritage Sites. They are located in the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit, 1.5 kilometers east of the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang in Lintong District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province.

Appearance and structure of the Terracotta Warriors

The Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit is an underground tunnel-style civil engineering structure, sitting west to east, with three civil engineering tunnels arranged in a triangular shape. Each terracotta warrior has a different costume, expression, and gesture. They are made by the method of pottery and firing. First, a pottery mold is used to make a preliminary embryo, and then a layer of fine mud is covered for processing, carving, and coloring, but the interior is almost hollow.

The Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit is an underground tunnel-style civil engineering structure, which is located from west to east and consists of three civil engineering tunnels arranged in a herringbone shape. Each terracotta warrior has a different attire, demeanor, gesture, and facial expression.

Most of the Terracotta Warriors were made by the method of pottery firing. First, a clay mold was used to make the initial embryo, then a layer of fine mud was covered for processing, carving and coloring, and finally fired. The firing temperature was even, the color was simple, and the hardness was very high. Although the Terracotta Warriors look majestic in appearance, they are almost hollow inside.