The Legendary Terracotta Warriors
American International School Hong Kong, Kwon, Hojoon Patrick - 7
mperor Qin became emperor when he was only 13years old. When he was born, his name was
Zheng. Then he changed his name to Qin Shi Huang Di. Which meant ‘ the first emperor of
China’. Emperor Qin conquered the 6 surrounding kingdoms. In present, we call all of the 7
kingdoms [including Qin] China.
Emperor Qin ordered people to build the Great Wall of China for the defense of the war. One day,
Emperor Qin said to his warriors, ”Make an army of clay statues in the place where I’m buried”. Why
did he say that? You may ask. He thought that his clay made warrior will protect him in the afterlife.
The first terracotta warrior was found by a farmer who worked in Xian, China. Archaeologists found
nearly 2000 of them. Archaeologists think there are 8000 total. There are also 130 chariots along with
520 horses and 150 cavalry horses. Each statue has its own facial expressions. Even the horses have its
own facial expressions. There were even wild animal statues beside the terracotta warriors. It took 40
years to finish the terracotta army. Before anyone had found the terracotta warriors, they were buried for
22 centuries. The pits where they were buried is nearly 4 football fields.
I wonder what part of history in China will be discovered now.
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