Exploring the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor: Lishan Garden and the Mysterious Terracotta Army

The scenic area of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor consists of two parts, one is Lishan Garden🌲, and the other is the museum🏛. Personally, I feel that both places are very much worth visiting, but many tour guides do not recommend Lishan Garden, as they would rather have you buy Lantian jade💎 in the museum. The bronze chariots and horses🐎 in Lishan Garden are very valuable and definitely worth seeing, so make sure to go‼✅ The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is as large as 78 Forbidden Cities, equivalent to an underground kingdom🏰, and the Terracotta Army is just the tip of the iceberg⛰. Let's talk about the 【Crown of Bronze】chariots and horses, which took 8 years to restore and were made at a scale of one-half of the vehicles used by Emperor Qin Shi Huang's entourage. The displayed No. 1 chariot is a replica🚂. The main body of the two chariots is cast in bronze, and they are the earliest, largest, most complex, most complete, highest-ranking, most exquisitely made, and best-preserved bronze chariots and horses unearthed in China, as well as the largest bronze artifacts discovered in world archaeology🔍. After listening to the explanation, I learned how the ancients controlled the horses (although very wise, it's animal abuse...🙊). The bronze chariots and horses demonstrate the Qin dynasty's scientific and rational harnessing method, superb bronze casting technology, and the art of color painting🎨 Precautions: 1⃣ Book in advance on the platform with an ID card, or purchase tickets on a certain platform💳 2⃣ The Terracotta Army site has three pits open for visiting, in the following order: First Pit: The largest, with 2,000 terracotta warriors unearthed so far, very spectacular on the first visit (allow extra time⏳) Third Pit: The command center of the army formation, not large and all unearthed🔎 Second Pit: More complex formation, more complete types of soldiers, the most spectacular military formation of the three pits, so far very few artifacts have been excavated, and only a small part is on display🏞 3⃣ Peak hours are from 9-11 am and 1-4 pm🕔. It is recommended to go early or late to avoid the crowds of tour groups👥 4⃣ You can first visit Lishan Garden (included in the ticket, which many people overlook) to see the cultural relics exhibition, etc., and then go back to pits 1, 2, and 3 to see the Terracotta Army, with a free shuttle bus (behind the large statue) available🚖 5⃣ The most important point, ⚠ be sure to listen to the explanations (many small stories and background knowledge add interest to the visit). I rented an audio guide (because it was too noisy to hear clearly, I later listened in) and you can join a tour guide at the entrance🗣