After visiting the Terracotta Warriors, we went to Emperor Jingdi's Mausoleum. (It's also known as the Yangling Mausoleum.) He reigned from 188-141 BC so a bit after Emperor Qin Shi. It was discovered later than the Terracotta Warriors when the road to the new airport was being built and opened to the public in 2006. The terracotta figures here display everyday life (as opposed to the military preoccupation at the Terracotta Warriors) and are smaller than life-sized. There are eunuchs, servants, a few women and lots of animals. The figures were initially built with moveable wooden arms and silk clothes (now gone). There is very low light throughout the museum to preserve the artifacts. We watched a movie on the Tang dynasty, which was interesting. It was a fascinating place to visit!
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| Emily, Me, Wendy and Louise outside the Mausoleum. Behind us is the south gate. |
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| Pots in one of the 81 pits (not all are open to the public). |
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| Many terracotta people |
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| Imprint of chariot and horses as well as some figures |
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| Close up of horses |
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| Close up of chariot |
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| Close up of terracotta figures |
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| Terracotta figures not yet fully excavated. |
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| A couple of cows with some terracotta figures and pots. |
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| Louise looking down through the floor at the pit below. It was really cool how we could walk directly over some of the pits. We were also able to walk alongside some of the pits. |
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| Peering down through the window. |
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| Reconstructed chariots and figures including arms and silk clothes. |
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| Chariot wheel remains. |
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| Some of the many animals. |
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| Pigs |
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| Goats |
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| A sampling of the animals |
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