Step through a thousand years of time and space to visit the Terracotta Army

Visiting Xi'an, one must see the Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, known as the eighth wonder of the world. 📍Detailed address: Located in Qinling Town, Lintong District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province 🕙Opening hours: Peak season (March 16th to November 15th): Ticket sales 08:30, ticket checking stops at 17:00, museum closes at 18:30. Off-season (November 16th to the following year March 15th): Ticket sales 08:30, ticket checking stops at 16:30, museum closes at 18:00. 🎫Tickets: Tickets are 120 yuan, students 60 yuan/person (students do not include postgraduates), and a guided tour is 168 yuan, which needs to be booked online in advance. 🚉Transportation strategy: Subway + Bus: Take the subway line 9 to Huaqing Pool Station, and after exiting station, transfer to bus 613 or 602, and get off at the Terracotta Army station. Taxi: Take a taxi directly to the Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Terracotta Army Museum. 🗓Itinerary: After ticket checking, it takes a 10-minute walk to reach the pits 1, 2, and 3 of the Terracotta Army, and the recommended visiting order is Pit 1, Pit 3, and Pit 2! Pit 1: This is the earliest discovered and largest pit, containing over six thousand terracotta figures, horses, and a large number of bronze weapons. The types are divided into generals, warriors, and charioteers, and each terracotta figure has a different face shape, hairstyle, physique, and expression. Pit 2: A composite battle formation of the Terracotta Army, containing charioteers, cavalry, and infantry of different arms. There are four separate pits, namely chariot battle formation, infantry battle formation, cavalry battle formation, and command formation. Pit 3: Pit 3 is located behind Pits 1 and 2, in a concealed and relatively safe position, so it is considered to be the command center of the entire underground army. Pit 3 is the only one of the three pits that was not burned by a great fire, and when excavated, the terracotta figures had more remaining paint and were more brightly colored. Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall: Among them, the most precious is the bronze chariot and horses, which is the earliest discovered, largest in size, and best-preserved bronze chariot and horses in the history of Chinese archaeology. ⚠️Explanation: The Terracotta Army in Xi'an currently offers three types of explanations, choose as needed 1. Premium explanation (60-90 minutes, Chinese 300 yuan, foreign languages 500 yuan) 1) Explanation range: Pit 1, Pit 2, Pit 3 exhibition halls of the Qin Terracotta Army Museum and the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, as well as the K9901, K0006, Bronze Chariot and Horse Museum. 2) Premium explanation: Up to 5 people, exceeding the explanation time, Chinese explanation is charged at 100 yuan/hour; foreign language explanation is charged at 200 yuan/hour; for every 30 minutes exceeded, less than 1 hour is calculated as 1 hour. During peak visitor times, overtime explanation services are not provided. 2. Group explanation (60-90 minutes, 20 yuan/person) 1) Explanation range: Pit 1, Pit 2, Pit 3 exhibition halls of the Qin Terracotta Army Museum 2) Note: Group explanation is a group explanation, with a maximum of 30 people per group, and group explanation services are provided at different times of the day for visitors. 3. Patriotic education group (patriotic education 60-90 minutes, 10 yuan/person) 1) Explanation range: Pit 1, Pit 2, Pit 3 exhibition halls of the Qin Terracotta Army Museum 2) Note: Provide student group explanation services according to the relevant requirements of the patriotic education visit reservation, with a maximum of 50 people per group. 4. Join other team explanations (economical and affordable) After visiting the Terracotta Army, walk through a long commercial street for 20 minutes, see the statue of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, and opposite it is the free shuttle bus to Lishan Garden; after getting off the bus, there will be a guide waiting there, each person pays 10 yuan for an audio guide to enter the park, with more than 30 people, after entering the park with an ID card, you need to buy an electric car ticket for 15 yuan, just follow the guide, the most impressive is the bronze chariot and horses, the whole journey takes more than 2 hours.