兵马俑的英文简介

Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang and Terra-cotta Warriors

Emperor Qin's mausoleum is the largest of ancient China, situated at the northern foot of Mt Li, Lintong County, some 30m east of Xi'an city,

facing Weishui River in the north，close to the tourist resort Huaqing Pool in the west.

The huge and amazing satellite pit of terra-cotta warriors is 1 500m east of the mau-soleum,discovered in March of 1974，

by a group of farmers drilling a well against the draught.

Archaeologist the unearthed the treasure of Qin dynasty hidden for over 2000 years.

The pit is truly an underground military museum largest worldwide.

Its design is rational and unique with a weight wall every 3m,dividing the 5m deep pit into lanes of warriors neatly arrayed.

翻译：

始皇陵及兵马俑

秦始皇的陵墓是古代中国最大的,位于北部的临潼县骊山脚下,西安以东约30 m处,面朝在北面的渭河,接近西面的华清池旅游胜地。巨大的、令人惊叹的兵马俑卫星坑在陵墓以1500米处，1974年3月由一群钻井抗旱的农民发现。

考古学家发掘了在地下隐藏2000年的宝藏，坑确实是世界最大的地下军事博物馆。其设计是理性的和独特的，每3米有重墙,把5米深坑里整齐排列的战士划分开。

由于它的宏大和缺乏书面数据,中国考古学家和历史学家研究陵墓已经有几十年的的时间了。全面挖掘留给未来，除了一些科学发掘一些卫星坑，游客到这里只能看到冰山一角。

扩展资料

马俑遗址，位于今陕西省西安市临潼区秦始皇陵以东1.5千米处的兵马俑坑内。不过遗址分为1-4号坑。

1、一号坑

一号坑的发现，缘于1974年3月，兵马俑面世，当时下和村农民在村南打井，井口刚好开在一号坑的东南角。1974年7月中旬，由陕西省博物馆、文管会、临潼县文化馆联合组成的考古发掘队进驻秦俑坑工地。

随着工作范围的不断扩大，1976年—1978年，考古队又增添了考古、保护、照相、修复等方面的人员。一号坑发掘工作全面开展，10多个修复组展开对兵马俑的大规模修复。

一号坑的东端排列着全身穿着战袍的战士俑210人，其余每排68人，前后、左右成行，共计204人，组成方阵的后卫。坑的中间，排列着有38路战车和步兵的纵队，组成军队的主体。 

2、二号坑

一号坑是农民打井偶然发现，而二号坑则是考古工作者经过钻探的科学发现。1976年4—5月间，考古队在一号坑的东端北侧有目的的钻探工作中，于4月23日又发现了一个有兵马俑的坑。

1994年3月1日，二号坑保护大厅竣工后，举行了隆重的二号坑开工典礼，时任国家文物局局长张德勤亲临现场，宣布了二号坑发掘工作的正式开始。为了保证这一重点考古工程的科学化、规范化，国家文物局专门成立了二号坑专家组，以指导考古发掘工作。 

秦始皇二号俑坑呈曲尺形，位于一号坑的东北侧和三号坑的东侧，东西长96米，南北宽为84米，总面积约为6000平方米。坑内建筑与一号坑相同，但布阵更为复杂，兵种更为齐全，是3个坑中最为壮观的军阵。它是由骑兵、战车和步兵（包括弩兵）组成的多兵种特殊部队。

参考资料来源：百度百科-兵马俑

The Terracotta Army (Chinese: 兵马俑; Pinyin: Bīng Mǎ Yǒng; literally "military servants") or Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses is a collection of 8,099 life-size terra cotta figures of warriors and horses located in the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (秦始皇陵; Qín Shǐ Huáng Líng). The figures were discovered in 1974 near Xi'an, Shaanxi province,

The terracotta figures were buried with the first Emperor of Qin (Qin Shi Huang) in 210-209 BC. Consequently, they are also sometimes referred to as "Qin's Army."

The Terracotta Army of China was discovered in March 1974 by local farmers drilling a well to the east of Mount Li. Mount Li is the name of the man-made necropolis and tomb of the First Emperor of Qin; Qin Shi Huang. Construction of this mausoleum began in 246 B.C. and is believed to have taken 700,000 workers and craftsmen 36 years to complete. Qin Shi Huang was interred inside the tomb complex upon his death in 210 B.C. According to the Grand Historian Sima Qian, The First Emperor was buried alongside great amounts of treasure and objects of craftsmanship, as well as a scale replica of the universe complete with gemmed ceilings representing the cosmos, and flowing mercury. representing the great earthly bodies of water. Recent scientific work at the site has shown high levels of mercury in the soil of Mount Li, tentatively indicating an accurate description of the site’s contents by Sima Qian.

The tomb of Qin Shi Huang is near an earthen pyramid 76 meters tall and nearly 350 meters square. The tomb presently remains unopened. There are plans to seal-off the area around the tomb with a special tent-type structure to prevent corrosion from exposure to outside air. However, there is at present only one company in the world that makes these tents, and their largest model will not cover the site as needed.

Qin Shi Huang’s necropolis complex was constructed to serve as an imperial compound or palace. It is comprised of several offices, halls and other structures and is surrounded by a wall with gateway entrances. The remains of the craftsmen working in the tomb may also be found within its confines, as it is believed they were sealed inside alive to keep them from divulging any secrets about its riches or entrance. It was only fitting, therefore, to have this compound protected by the massive terra cotta army interred nearby.
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terra-cotta figures; soldier and horse figures(兵马俑)