terracotta army Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Terracotta Army was discovered in 1974 in the eastern suburbs of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province by local farmers drilling a water well 1.5 miles east of Lishan (a mountain).[2] This discovery prompted archaeologists to proceed to Shaanxi Province, China to investigate. The Terracotta Army is a form of funerary art buried with the First Emperor of Qin (Qin Shi Huang, Shi Huang means the first emperor) in 210-209 BC (he declared himself the first emperor of China in 221 BC to the end of his life in 210 BC). Their purpose was to help rule another empire with Shi Huang Di in the afterlife. Consequently, they are also sometimes referred to as "Qin's Armies." Mount Lishan is also where the material to make the terracotta warriors originated. In addition to the warriors, an entire man-made necropolis for the emperor has been excavated.

According to the historian Sima Qian (145-90 BC) construction of this mausoleum began in 246 BC and involved 700,000 workers. Qin Shi Huang was thirteen when construction began. Sima Qian, in his most famous work, Shiji, completed a century after the mausoleum completion, wrote that the First Emperor was buried with palaces, scenic towers, officials, valuable utensils and 'wonderful objects,' with 100 rivers fashioned in mercury and above this heavenly bodies below which he wrote were 'the features of the earth.' Some translations of this passage refer to 'models' or 'imitations' but in fact he does not use those words.[3] Recent scientific work at the site has shown high levels of mercury in the soil on and around Mount Lishan, appearing to add credence to the writing of ancient historian Sima Qian. The tomb of Shi Huang Di is near an earthen pyramid 76 meters tall and nearly 350 square meters. The tomb remains unopened, in the hope that it will remain intact. Only a portion of the site is presently excavated.[4]

Qin Shi Huang’s necropolis complex was constructed to serve as an imperial compound or palace. It comprises several offices, halls and other structures and is surrounded by a wall with gateway entrances.

It was also said as a legend that the Terracotta Warriors were real soldiers, buried with Emperor Qin so that they could defend him from any dangers in the next life.

subhendu_bagchi, alin-m, jhm, asajernigan, Cricri, leo61, leonorkuhn, paololg, danos, Bluejeans ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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Silvio1953 (42237) 2009-11-01 2:54

Ciao Peppe, bella vista su questa fantastica e famosissima armata, ottima composizione e bella prospettiva, bravo, buona Domenica, ciao Silvio

subhendu_bagchi (3281) 2009-11-01 3:27

Hi Nicita,
nice shot of those artwork. POV is great. Composition is nice. Great note provided here. You may bed some contrast to it. Anyway nice scene and well taken.
Congrats.
Have a nice sunday.
Subhendu

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alin-m (1148) 2009-11-01 3:39

Beautifull view of this great terracota army.Well done.Best regards.Alin.

jhm (82879) 2009-11-01 3:53

Ciao Peppe,

One year ago was this army in Belgium for a exposition, almost incredible.
Splendid composition, lovely colour too.
Very well presentation. TFS.

Have a nice sunday,
John

papera (5466) 2009-11-01 3:58

ciao peppe,
nota e foto molto interessanti, soprattutto per chi come me non sono ancora stati in cina...
vedo che e' una foto del 2004 - scattavi gia' in digitale o e' una scansione del negativo?
c.

diomed (4319) 2009-11-01 4:14

Ciao Peppe,
vedo con piacere che hai esteso i tuoi viaggi fino alla Cina. Bravo!
Bella questa arnata di soldati in terracotta con prospettiva laterale.
Buona Domenica
Antonio

mauro61 (15948) 2009-11-01 4:33

ciao Peppe,
mi piace rivedere ogni volta questo esercito che reputo una delle tante cose che nella vita vanno viste per la sua grandiosita'.
Foto valida, anche se vedo delle teste tagliate in alto,con un'ottima gestione della luce.
Un caro saluto
maurizio

asajernigan (14200) 2009-11-01 5:28

Giuseppe,
This is a great shot of this amazing archeological find. Your POV is great using the rows of soldiers to lead the eye through the shot. The lighting and colors are fine and the sharpness is great.
TFS,
Asa

francio64 (11348) 2009-11-01 11:59

Ciao Peppe,
credo che questa grande opera almeno una volta nella vita, vada vista.
Beato te che hai avuto questa fortuna!

Sebbene la fotocamera che hai utilizzato per questo scatto non era tra le migliori, la qualità della foto è comunque ottima.

Ben fatto!
L'Assessore

gilou530 (35422) 2009-11-01 13:09

salut giuseppe
un site magique de tous ces soldats trouvés il y a 35 ans tu as trouvé un bon POV pour nous montrer toutes ces statues, belle profondeur
amitiés
gilbert

Clementi (44565) 2009-11-01 15:24

Ciao Peppe,
complimenti per questa immagine che hai scattato con una fotocamera da 4mp, ha una bella definizione e un ottima profondita', interessanti le note enciclopediche.
Giorgio

cobra112 (11694) 2009-11-02 5:12

Ciao Peppino. Complimenti per la prospetttiva e l'ottimo dettagalio. Doppi complimenti considerato il mezzo che hai usato!

Roberto

Cricri (43304) 2009-11-02 5:54

Ciao Guiseppe
Incroyable découverte!! bon POV et détails de toutes ces statues, compliment
Friendship
cricri

ciakgiak (10912) 2009-11-02 8:35

Ciao Peppino,
bella prospettiva ed ottimo POV su quest'opera grandiosa. Come è stato già detto hai fatto miracoli in rapporto al mezzo usato.
Un carissimo abbraccio.
Giorgio

leo61 (43438) 2009-11-02 8:38

HI Guiseppe!
This is arealy dood shot of this famous army and you managed the light well.
Good sharpness,fine details to view and I like the composition with the second arrangement on top.
Regards,leo

leonorkuhn (13751) 2009-11-02 12:33

Ciao Peppe,

The terracotta army is very impressive, mainly because the soldiers are different each other. Splendid composition, great depth, excellent colors and good details.

Greetings from Brasília
leonor

paololg (13895) 2009-11-02 15:14

Ciao caro Peppe,
questa è sicuramente una delle scoperte archeologiche più importanti e ricche della storia. Un paio d'anni fa hanno fatto a Treviso una nostra sulla Cina, ed hanno portato un paio di questi soldati in terracotta. L'emozione è stata davvero grande, nel poter ammirare la pefezione dei dettagli e l'espressioni dei volti. Immagino cosa tu abbia provato davanti ad un esercito di queste statue! Grazie per avere condiviso con noi questa interessantissima immagine.
Ciao, buon martedì!
Paolo

danos (32812) 2009-11-05 1:22

Ciao Giuseppe,
nice the part of the Terracotta Army that you shown us here.I know the place it has difficult lighting conditions,but you managed it well.Informative your note too.Well done.

Have a nice day,danos

Bluejeans (32633) 2009-11-06 10:14

Ola Giuseppe
São magníficos estes Terracotta Army , seus detalhes são muito bons , um lugar que gostava de conhecer, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

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