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Leader: Gaylia Mitcham
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November 2025
The Terracotta Warriors
On Thursday 6th November, a small group of 5 boarded the train to see the Terracotta Warriors recently lent to the WA Museum Boola Bardip.
At the start of the tour, there was a short video about the beginning of the Qin Dynasty. Inside we saw pottery, jewellery, terracotta animals and the Warriors, all buried in China. We had a very enjoyable morning and learnt lots about early history of China.
The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. They were buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE (Before Common Era) with the purpose of protecting him in his afterlife.
The figures, dating from the late 200’s BCE, were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Lintong County, outside Xi'an, China. The figures vary in height according to their rank, the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors, chariots and horses. The three pits hold more than 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses, and 150 cavalry horses. As shown in the above photograph, the majority of the figures remain in situ.
The photograph shows Dianne Huband, Lou Carroll, Carolyn Pomroy and Ross Pomroy - missing is Joan Martin who stopped to read every bit of information, so we lost her.
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