Terra Cotta Army

In June of 2009, Rusudan and I made a trip to China for 2 weeks. While there we were able to visit something that I had wanted to see for a long time, the Terra Cotta Army. The Terra Cotta Army is amazing! Lately I have been thinking about it more and reading up on some of the discoveries that have been made due to the army. I won't bore you with the information, but if you want to learn about it there is a great set of videos on youtube where you can learn all you want to know about this magnificent sight. The fact that thousands of life size pottery people were made is facinating. Even more fascinating is the fact that they all have diffrent faces and body types. Here is one of my favorite pictures from my trip, this is what the pits look like after excavation but before the soldiers are removed, repaired, and put back in order.


Notice the ridges along the top of the dirt. They are actually made from the decomposed logs that once made up the roof of the building holding the soldiers