While digging a water well in the Shaanxi province of China, 1974, a group of farmers discovered the very famous Terracotta Soldiers. The Terracotta Soldiers were a vast army of stone soldiers buried with China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, and were meant to accompany, and protect the emperor in the afterlife. The numbers of this army are quite stunning. There are 1800 soldiers divided among three pits, along with 130 chariots, 520 horses, and 150 cavalry horses. Don’t assume that the statues stop there; there are also civilian statues such as musicians, acrobats, and even strongmen. Production of this army started in 246 BC, took 37 years to build, and required the advanced skill of over 720,000 workers. The most famous characteristic of the Terracotta Soldiers is the fact that every soldier is different. All soldiers have different facial features, and different facial expressions. In addition these soldiers differ even in height and build. 
I think that this particular funerary art is the most fascinating in history. Judging by the sheer numbers of the statues, and how every single one is unique, is simply amazing. The time and effort to sculpt just one of these soldiers had to have been months. Sure, the pyramids in Egypt are grand in size and are an engineering feat, but what can match the attention to detail, and variation of the Terracotta Soldiers? In my opinion, there is no comparison.
I think that this particular funerary art is the most fascinating in history. Judging by the sheer numbers of the statues, and how every single one is unique, is simply amazing. The time and effort to sculpt just one of these soldiers had to have been months. Sure, the pyramids in Egypt are grand in size and are an engineering feat, but what can match the attention to detail, and variation of the Terracotta Soldiers? In my opinion, there is no comparison.
I like your blog is simple and to the point. The pictures you used gave a closer look as to how this statues look like. I definitely like how you gave a nice historical description about the Terracotta Soldiers. I think you summarized really well, but at the same time it was not overwhelming to read or boring. Moreover, you gave a detail description of how many statues were found. I think you could have added more pictures, a video, or even a link. Also, I don't necessarily agree with what you said about the statues having no comparison other piece of historical architecture as there are some many other ones. Although I do agree that they are amazing and the detail used in this statues was amazing and fascinating. I think you did a good job and I really enjoyed really your blog.
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