00:03Hi The Nation, this time we will take you to Sianshi Province in China
00:09to witness thousands of immortal warriors of the Chinese Emperor who have been buried for thousands of years.
00:16Let's just take a look at the information.
00:19These are the Terracotta Warriors or terracotta soldiers who were deliberately made to guard the first Emperor of China.
00:27namely Qin Shi Huang alias Qin Seng who ruled from 259 to 207 BC.
00:37In the first year of his reign, Qin Shi Huang had already prepared a vast underground tomb,
00:43filled with monuments, artifacts, and thousands of clay soldiers who would accompany him to power in the next life.
00:51It is said that to create thousands of soldiers, more than 720 thousand workers were needed.
00:58What's more interesting is that each soldier also has a different hairstyle, ear shape, and facial expression.
01:06When discovered in 1974, these thousands of warrior statues were fully armed with horses and chariots.
01:14as if waiting for orders to fight.
01:17The soldiers were separated according to their respective roles.
01:21In the first hole there are 6 thousand soldiers who are the main soldiers.
01:25In the second hole there were 130 chariots and 600 horses.
01:31Then there is also a hole where the war commanders are.
01:35In another room there are even clay statues of musicians and acrobats.
01:40and other government workers.
01:44Not only as a work of art, this terracotta army is part of spiritual beliefs and political strategy.
01:51In ancient Chinese belief, the afterlife is a continuation of this world.
01:57Don't miss Intermeso for interesting information from other parts of the world.
02:02See you!
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