秦始皇帝陵博物苑Ladies and Gentlemen:Good morning. I’m you local guide . Now we are heading to the eighth wonder of the world –the Museum of Qin Shihuang's Warriors and Horses,which is one of the places of interest in Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Park.The museum is located at the foot of Mt.Lishan, about 35 kilometers east of Xi’an. There are three pits of warriors and horses and two bronze chariots have been found. The first pit was discovered in 1974 when several farmers were sinking a well. In order to protect this terracotta army, the Chinese government built a museum in 1975, and it was officially open to the public in 1979. The Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses was listed as the world heritage in 1987.Firstly, I will give you a brief introduction about the master of this underground army—the First Qin Emperor. His name was YingZheng. By 210BC when he was only 39 years old. He had annexed all the six independent states and established the first centralized autocratic feudal empire in the long history of china. As soon as he came to the throne, he ordered that a magnificent mausoleum should be built for him. He even gathered 700,000 conscripts from all parts of the country to work on his mausoleum. In fact, it took 37 years to complete this protect. And the site of these terracotta warriors and horses, we are going to visit, is just a small part of his mausoleum.Ok, now we are going to the pit 1. I’m sure you will be astonished, as we’ll face to the First Qin Emperor’s Army.We can see, Pit 1 takes an oblong shapes. It is 230 meters long, 62 meters wide and 5 meter deep. We will also find that the whole pit is divided into 11 corridors by 10 earth-rammed partition walls. The terracotta warriors and horses are arrayed in battle formation. Let’s move on. In the long corridor to the east end of the pit stand three rows of terracotta warriors facing east in battle rode, 70 in each row. Armed with bows and arrows, they constitute the ventured. There is one row of warriors in the south, north and west of the corridor respectively, facing outward. They are probably the flanks and rear guard, holding crossbows and arrows and other long distance shooting weapons. They took up the job of defending the whole army. There are over 6,000 terracotta warriors and horses, and most of them are infantrymen. According to these, we can get the answer that why the first Qin Emperor could annex all the six independent sates during 10 years.May be someone want to know how many kinds of the terracotta warriors and horses. Let’s go to the pit 2 to find the result.Here now we arrived at pit 2. It covers an area of about 6,000 square meters. We can see that pit 2 is also under cover. You know, the warriors originally were painted in color, but today’s technology is not enough to preserve very well. But according to research, pit 2 consists of 4 different mixed military forces in four arrays, including over 1,000 warriors, 500 chariots and horses.Next we can appreciate those warriors and horses closely. The warriors and horses is realism. Their height ranges from 1.78 to 1.98 meters, so we may find they are all vivid and true to life. Here are some actual weapons unearthed in those pit. Maybe you are confused, why we don’t find weapons on the terracotta warriors in the pit. Because the pits were destroyed by a big fire, nobody knows who did it. Ok, next we will visit the pit 3.Pit 3 is located 25 meters to the north of pit 1, totaling about 520 square meters. There are 68 warriors and 4 clay horses, and only on e kinds of weapon called “Shu” has been discovered. This weapon is believed to be used by the guards of hones. Judging from the layout of pit 3, this is most likely the headquarters directing the mightily army. Everybody, next let’s go to the exhibition ha ll of Bronze Chariots and Horses.Now we have arrived at the exhibition hall of Bronze Chariots and Horses. In 1980, two sets of large painted bronze chariots and horses were unearthed 20 meters west of the First Qin Emperor’s Mausoleum. Though they had been seriously damaged when they were excavated, archaeologists and other experts restored them carefully.Chariots No 1 was named “High Chariots”. It is 1.55 meters high, 2.57 meters long. Chariots No 2 was named “Security Chariots” or “Air-conditioned Chariots”, and is 1.06 meters high, 3.17 meters long. They are the largest bronze wares discovered in the history of the world. Both of those bronze chariots and horses were decorated with many gold and silver ornaments. According to research, the markingof them involves different techniques. It is in credible that the Chinese people could make such exquisite and bronze items over 200 years ago.All right, we have finished visiting the Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses now. We’ll head to Li Shan Park,another impressive spot in Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Park.Li Shan Park,where Qin Shihuang’s own tomb is actually standing in, has been opened to visitors since 2009. If we regard The Egyptian Pyramids as the world's largest mausoleum, Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum, is the world's largest underground palace indeed.Here we can see Qin Shihuang's tomb reclines on Mt. Li Shan in the south, north of which River Wei flows just like the finest Chinese silk,peacefully and smoothly. The imposing tomb is carried in the surrounding magnificent mountains with the beautiful scenery of Li Shan.You’ll also find many precious carvings and tablets associated with Qin Shihuang’s mausoleum’s importance in this park.Ok, everyone, so much for this today. We still have some free time. So next, you may look around and take some pictures. We’ll leave at 11o’clock, so please don’t be late. You know I will miss you. And I’ll stay here, if you have any question, please ask me. By the way, watch your step please! So next, it’s your turn. Enjoy yourself and thank you for listening.。