Work is still going on to expose and restore more of the warriors and horses. The site is beautifully laid out and the only down side is the large number of vendors on the perimeter of the site trying to get you to buy fake replicas.

can't believe history and continuing archeological "find", let alone the entire size and scope of this

It is truly a site to behold, but part of the awesomeness of visiting this place is understanding what you are looking at. Do a bit of research, reading, etc... before taking the trip, otherwise you just end up standing there looking at a bunch of life size clay figures. What really amazes me is to know that this guy,... More

Terra-cotta Warriors is a MUST visit in a life time. The history behind it is so intense, and it really is hard to imagine the amount of work put into building an army for after life. Highly suggest to visit first thing in the morning as it gets really crowded later in the day.

I would recommend to include the terracota warriors visit in a 2-days visit to Xi'an, otherwise it's too much time involved. And I think you can keep the Terracota for your second visit to China. Yes it's unique, it's very interesting, but there are so many people that it's difficult to really appreciate the visit. There are many things and... More

The Terracotta Warriors are such an iconic Chinese attraction, that they certainly warrant a visit. We went with very high expectations and, I have to say, were a little disappointed. OK, so it is an incredibly unique and interesting site, but the way that it is made out to be one of the greatest things to see in the whole... More

Just awesome to see - English movie first (about 20 mins) showing how/why they were made and re-discovered. They are very impressive. Lots of souvenirs and people popping up offering you sets for 1$! You get what you pay for!!! The sites are all under cover and plenty of seating outside. You should go! Biggest surprise was where it was... More

We visited the Museum as part of a Viking River Cruise and our group had a local guide to provide additional explanation of what we were seeing. When you walk into the main pit and see the rows of thousands of reconstructed warriors and their horses you feel like they've waited 2200 years for their orders. The whole site is... More

There are 3 pits here, the main one is pit 1 where you can see the majority of the warriors. It's amazing to see them all lined up as they would have originally been. Most of them were broken when they were found and you can see the 'warrior hospital' at the back of the pit where experts are piecing... More