Qin Shihuang's army is coming to England

Some warriors in the terracotta army defending Qin Shihuang prepare to leave for England to attend a major exhibition at the British Museum, London.

Hiromi Kinoshita, the organizer of the exhibition, said visitors will be surprised to see dozens of terracotta soldiers and other artifacts.'What many people may not realize is that excavation work is still underway. And recently people have discovered many large terracotta statues of the size of real people, copper birds and stone arms. '

Each warrior has a unique appearance.(Photo: AP)

She said that the work of packing the last items is now being completed in Xi'an. With this unique exhibition, the museum has sold 30,000 tickets. The exhibition will last 6 months, starting from September 13.

Qin Shihuang's terracotta army consists of 8,000 soldiers. Each statue has its own personality and skillfully crafted since 221 BC. This army was created to protect the soul of the Emperor. The new terracotta statues can be painted in color. But after more than 2,000 years on the ground, their color has disappeared.

Understanding each soldier in the army is also a very interesting thing. Through appearance, one can determine which region the warrior is in China.

Qin Shihuang was the first emperor to unify China. In this exhibition, the British museum also displays both the measurement tools and the currency that this Emperor has adopted throughout China.

And the terracotta army was forgotten by history until 1974, when the well-digging farmers discovered.'At that time our villagers were digging wells due to water scarcity. When I dug about three meters, I touched something, eventually the debris turned out to be terracotta warriors, 'said Yang Peiyan one of the farmers who discovered the terracotta army said. Realizing they were important they informed the local authorities.

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