Name: Terracotta Army Chariots

Item No. : J0609

Size: 12.5*10*14CM

Packaging: OPP bag packaging

Introduction to the Terracotta Army Chariots

The multiplication and usage of chariots in the Qin Dynasty can be accurately reflected from the chariot soldiers unearthed from the Terracotta Army Pit of Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum in Lintong County, Shaanxi Province. Although the wooden body of the chariot had rotted away when it was unearthed, the distribution of the terracotta warhorses and armored soldiers indicated that each chariot still had four horses in the front and three armored soldiers, and the shape of the chariot had not changed much. At the junction of Qin and Han, Han general 樊哙 broke through yongnan with light chariots and cavalry. Xiahou Ying, the Marquis of Ruyin, was skilled at using chariots and had achieved military feats by launching chariot assaults four times. General Guan Ying of Chariots and Cavalry once pursued Xiang Yu to the eastern City with his chariots and cavalry. This indicates that in the wars of the early Han Dynasty, chariots still played a certain role. Around the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (140 BC - 87 BC), the Han army developed a large number of cavalry units in order to engage in continuous warfare against the Xiongnu. After that, chariots gradually disappeared from the battlefield.

In 1980, two large painted copper chariots, one in front and the other at the back, were unearthed on the west side of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in Lintong, Shaanxi Province. The No. 1 carriage in the front is of a two-wheeled, single-shaft structure. It is driven by four horses in the front. The carriage is a horizontal rectangle, 126 centimeters wide and 70 centimeters deep. There are guardrails at the front and on both sides, and a door is left at the back for getting on and off. On the right side of the carriage was a shield, and in front of it hung a copper crossbow and a copper arrowhead. A round umbrella stands on the vehicle, and beneath it stands a 91-centimeter-tall bronze official figurine. It is called a "li che", also known as a "rong che" or "gao che". When riding in a vehicle, one stands on it.