秦始皇陵兵马俑英语重点分析.ppt

Back round The Terracotta Army?was discovered in the spring of 1974 to the east of?Xi‘an?in Shaanxi province by a group of farmers when they were digging a water well around 1 mile (1.6?km) east of the Qin emperor’s tomb mound at?Mount Li?(骊山),?a region riddled with underground springs and watercourses. For centuries, there had been occasional reports of pieces of terracotta figures and fragments of the Qin?necropolis?– roofing tiles, bricks, and chunks of masonry – having been dug up in the area. This most recent discovery prompted Chinese archaeologists to investigate, and they unearthed the largest pottery figurine group ever found in China. A brief introduction of the museum of the Terracotta Army The Museum of the Terracotta Army was opened to the public in 1979.it is the world-famous museum that is constructed on the site of its findings .The main exhibits of the Museum of the Terracotta Army are three exposed pits with clay warriors and horses, as well as the hall of the two bronze chariots and horses .Approximates 8,000 clay warriors and horses, more than 10,000 weapons have been found in the pits. The museum is like a treasure house of Qin Dynasty’s military affairs, science and technology, art and culture. It has been listed as an UNESCO “world heritage site” today the “eight wonder of the world” has become a synonym for the well-known terracotta army. Pits There are four main pits associated with the terracotta army. These pits are located about 1.5?km east of the burial mound and are about 7 meters deep. The army is placed as if to protect the tomb from the east, where all the Qin Emperor's conquered states lay. Pit one, which is 230 meters long and 62 meters wide,?contains the main army of more than 6,000 figures Briefing of pit 1 Pit 1 is the largest of the three pits. It measures 230 meters long from east to west ,62 meters wide from north to south, covering an area of 14,260 square meters. UP to now ,about 2,000 pottery warriors and