1. 兵马俑 Bīngmǎyǒng The Terracotta Army

2. Location 兵马俑在西安市。西安市在陕西省。 The Terracotta Army is located in the city Xī'ān. Xī'ān is located in the province Shǎnxī.

3. Map The province Shǎnxī is located in central China. The city Xī'ān is separated into nine districts and four counties.

4. History on Terracotta Army In March, 1974, a group of farmers discovered an entire army of life-size terra cotta soldiers and horses that China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, had sculpted so he could take his army and possessions with him to his next life after death.

5. Traveling 从奥斯汀 到上海飞机场坐飞机。 从上海飞机场到西安飞机场坐飞机。从西安飞机场到兵马俑坐公共汽车。 To get to the Terracotta Army take a direct flight from Austin to Shanghai Airport. Then take a direct flight from Shanghai to Xian Airport. Lastly, take a public bus from Xian Airport to the Terracotta Army.

6. Traveling 。 cóng àosītīng dào shàng hǎi fēijīchǎng zuò fēijī 。 。 cóng shàng hǎi fēijīchǎng dào xī'ān fēijīchǎng zuò fēijī 。 cóng xī'ān fēijīchǎng dào bīngmǎyǒng 。 zuò gōnggòng qìchē 。 To get to the Terracotta Army take a direct flight from Austin to Shanghai Airport. Then take a direct flight from Shanghai to Xian Airport. Lastly, take a public bus from Xian Airport to the Terracotta Army.

7. Fun Facts In the 2005 census Xian’s population was a startling 8.07 million. The city is surrounded by a well-preserved city wall which was re-constructed in the 14th century. Important industries include equipment manufacturing, tourism, and service outsourcing. Xi'an is also the only city in China to win the Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival) twice.

8. Images of Xian

10. Local Attractions The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horse of Xi'an are the greatest archeological finds of the last century. There are other attractions in Xian including Xian City Wall, Forest of Stone Steles Museum, the Great Mosque, Big Goose Pagoda, Huaqing Hot Springs, Famen Temple, Qianling Tomb, and Mount Huashan.

11. Terracotta Army The Terracotta Army takes us inside China’s past to witness the culture and mindset of the first emperor and many others. Not only is the Terracotta Army an amazing find in archeology it is also an extremely interesting attraction. It shows how the emperor wanted to take his army with him so much he had each soldier individually sculpted along with other possessions.

12. References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terracotta_Army http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/terra- cotta-soldiers-on-the-march-30942673/?no-ist http://www.xiantourism.net/xian_facts/ http://www.tour_beijing.com/china_travel_gui de/china_facts/#.Uy86r86JnPM