We went to visit the Marq Museo Arqueológico de Alicante, which had a special exhibition from China of the XI’AN Warriors. 

There was a complete section of the museum dedicated to the terracotta warriors and the dynasties of Qin and Han.

The entrance into the exhibit had a video display with some of the history of the terracotta warriors. It also showed the behind the scenes of getting them to Alicante and how the set up of the exhibition was completed. The set up of the artifacts was extremely delicate and time consuming.

There were three galleries of the Qin dynasty which included tools, armour and weapons. One gallery displayed how the terracotta warriors were made.

They explained how prisoners and slaves were used to build the vast terracotta army, which included 8000 warriors, 500 horses and 130 combat chariots. which protected the underworld. The soldiers were dressed, hair styled and armoured according to their rank. Each one was unique and they were laid out in battle formation facing the East.  

Below are a few of the unique items we saw.

In 221 BC, the king defeated enemy kingdoms and subsequently proclaimed himself as the First Emperor of China under the name of Qin Shi Huang Interestingly his name Qin (pronounced Chin ) would remain engraved in the name China.

It was interesting to see that the details design of the terracotta warrior was 360 degrees and all aspects of the warrior were very detailed.

There were different terracotta statues including horses, different warriors all with unique uniforms, ranks and faces.  

Overall it was an amazing exhibit and one which we really enjoyed. 

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