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Traveler Rating
3022 reviews 2 travel blogs 4 photos Attraction Type:
Ancient ruins, Cemetery, Historic site, History museum, Landmark/point of interest
TravelPod Member ReviewsTerra-Cotta Warriors and Soldiers Museum Xi'an
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SO COOL
alihamilton 0 contribution Ottawa, Canada May 21, 2013
There are SO many, they are all unique! It's amazing to see all the work that goes in to putting them back together
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Pretty WOW!
carliemarshie 4 contributions May 19, 2013
Service- good
Cultural Value- lots of history here. Make sure to go on a weekday early so you have lots of time to immerse yourself in it
Admission Price-expensive-ish, but worth it
Restaurant has live noodle making for entertainment (and of course consumption!)
Gift shops everywhere
Worst part- crowds and large tour groups with loud guides
Recommend? Yes
Would I do it again? Most definitely!This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.
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Terracotta Warriors
janagorski 1 contribution Cairns, Australia Apr 15, 2013
Definately worth seeing - it's one of the greatest archeological discoveries in modern history. Tours are expensive and you have to move around in a group. Take the no.306 bus from the bus stop near the railway station (the bus leaves from a car park to the right of the train station as you look at the train station) for 8 or 9 Yuan (depending on whether you are the first or last to board). We asked shop owners to direct us to the bus because there were no signs and they were able to. We hired a guide at the site for 100 Yuan which made it very affordable between 4 of us and without the guide, we would have missed a lot of information which made it much more interesting and enjoyable. There is high competition for business between guides so bargain. We found 100 yuan to be the cheapest and it didn't take us long to get that price because it was already after lunch which meant she could only do one tour before closing. You can easily do this site in half a day.
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Great Place Full of History!!
dreamingawake 3 contributions Burlington, Canada Nov 11, 2012
This place is really mindblowing. I didn't know much about the army before arriving, but after I saw everything I was really impressed. They have so much to see and there is so much history there. I would highly recommend employing a guide to tell you about all of the different pits. If not, definitely get the audio recording. It just isn't as interesting or impressive if you don't have a background I think. I would definitely go back in 40 years to see how many more soldiers they have managed to put back together! Save Pit 1 for last, it is the most impressive!!
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Amazing Experience
adamandlara55 2 contributions Australia Sep 28, 2012
Was fairly expensive but well worth the money to see these guys. Absolutely mind blowing to see something that was made over 2000 years ago.
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Truly a world wonder!
graysoncobb 3 contributions Washington DC, United States Sep 24, 2012
You just can't come to Xi'an and not see this. They call it the 8th world wonder for a good reason and the museum exhibits it well. If you have asthma bring your inhaler. You can show up and hire an english speaking guide at the door to take you through the four buildings (2 pits/tomb chambers). We spent four hours, but you could probably do it in less. It takes an hour to get there from the city and two hours if you hit rush hour.
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A Must see
albarnes 7 contributions Dallas, United States Jul 24, 2012
Amazing well preserved ancient history site. One of the most impressive ancient sites there is to see. Avoid the tours, just take the bus from the train station.
Well worth the 150 RMB entry fee.This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.
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Simply Amazing
takingawalk 3 contributions United States May 16, 2012
A must-see if you're visiting this area. If not it's worth planning a detour.
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Great but too little information
philandley 13 contributions Thailand May 13, 2012
This is a great place to see the sites where the figures have been found and it is definately worth a visit if you are in Xi'an. The 306 runs straight from outside the train station and takes about 45 minutes and costs 7RMB each. Ask anyone for the san-ling-leo and they will point you towards it.
Only downside of this place 1) very little information (in English or Chinese) and 2) Not many of the figures are on display outside of the pits. I say this because I saw many of the figures at the British Museum in London and there was a greater variety in London than there is in Xi'an. Maybe there is a better place to see the figures up close than here? Maybe a museum in Xi'an?This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.
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Entombed Warriors, Xi'an China
missfit 13 contributions Australia Feb 10, 2012
An absolutely amazing attraction in China. Without actually being there is difficult to imagine the size and spectacle of the thing. Inredible and a "not to be missed" attraction in China!
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Archaeology on a massive scale.
iceman9gem 2 contributions Orange County, United States Jan 2, 2012
Read my blog entry...................................................
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10 stars
peregrinations 10 contributions Philadelphia born and bred!!, United States May 21, 2010
This is one of those places that you just have to see for yourself.
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Breath taking
ktpeanut 5 contributions Orwell, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Jul 27, 2001
This was far better than I could ever have imagined. It was totally breath taking.
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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Terra-Cotta Warriors and Soldiers Museum Xi'an
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The Magnificient and Amazing Terra-Cotta Warriors
Erin says:
The window in our hotel faced west and we woke to a hazy, deep orange sun beating down on us. I guess this would normally be the sign of a great day, but in my groggy and tired state it definitely didn't seem like one. After a busy and entertaining night at the Tang Dynasty Dinner Show we weren't left with much sleep before we … -
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Can we bring two warriors back to guard our house?
Oh, I forgot were homeless!! We woke up in our hostel feeling refreshed after the lovely train journey! Had breakfast and then departed to the terra-cotta warriors. Our first stop was a factory, we were shown how a warrior is created and the process for drying them; patt clay in mold, air dry for 5 days, 7 days in kiln at 1000c this turns the …
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Offer seats the old, weak, sick, cripple & grave
Today we got the opportunity to discover the amazing terracotta warriors. The warriors were famously found in the 70's when a local farmer was digging a well. 5 metres below the ground, they are buried in sections... 4 that they have found and are in formation to protect the emperors mausoleum. The emperor commenced the creation of his afterlife …
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Xi'an day 5
Got up early and feeling fine and ready to go. I managed a trip to the "Terra-Cotta" Warriors Museum and excavation pits. Although I could have caught a bus from the train station, I paid an extra 140 rmb for a private van to take me and a small family of Danes (who also paid the extra 140) to the museum.
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Is this the way to Amarillo...I mean Xi'an?
Is this the way to Amarillo...I mean Xi'an?
Whoever said a lot of people speak English in China clearly didn't try to find them in the bazillions of people that roam China. The words needle and haystack come to mind.
We hadn't realised but apparently we were traveling on a Chinese national holiday and because of this the HUGE … -
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We hebben ze gevonden!
We zijn er in geslaagd om Xi'an te bereiken zonder al te veel problemen. Vanaf Pingyao hebben we een dagtrein richting Xi'an gepakt, wat inhoudt dat je 10 uur in een overvolle trein met Chinezen zit. Ze vonden het allemaal ontzettend interessant om te zien wat die rare blanken allemaal deden en stelden ook allemaal vragen over waar we vandaan …
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Warriors
I could go into a bunch of facts on Terra Cotta Warriors right here, but I won't, because, well, I would be here all day. Its not that they aren't amazing, I just don't have the time to tell you all about them here. Maybe the next time you see me you can ask me about it...
I will, however, tell you the things I found most interesting.
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I can Warriors!!!
Today I got up at 5.00am to finish packing my suitcase. I put the suitcase out for 6.15am, just as I was about to put it out the porter came for my suitcase. I then went down for breakfast at 6.45am. I changed before going down to the breakfast room. They had a move around and no one could find anything. I went back to the room but I was unable to …
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the Warriors are conquered!
This week was the week of rain!
Monsoon conditions raged all the way through from Monday to Friday when, typically, the sun came back with a vengeance and temperatures skyrocketed into the 50s just in time for teaching. Anywho, the cool that came with the rain was very welcome and a big incentive to get out to the warriors while there was a … -
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History
Xi'an, in western China is a place that I have always wanted to visit – primarily because of the Terracotta Warriors but also because of the importance of the city in Chinese history. It is also another one of the ancient capitals of China and is literally a walled city. The city area is encapsulated by a 14km long, 12m high wall with a moat …
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Related BlogsTerra-Cotta Warriors and Soldiers Museum Xi'an
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The Magnificient and Amazing Terra-Cotta Warriors
... into the afterlife - and thus the Terra-cotta Warriors were constructed. So as we got closer to the Terra-cotta Warriors and Soldiers Museum I could see what looked like a mirage through the haze: mountains. Prior to going our trip Tim ...
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ME at the Terra-Cotta Warriors and Soldiers museum
... - i love the detail. I'd read that "Yang Shi Fa", the only one of the farmers that discovered the Terra-cotta warriors still alive today, is sometimes in the museum shop to sign books, so i went to see if he was there. I found it odd how many People ...
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