The Terracotta Warriors and Horses is the most significant historical and cultural site, which is around 1.5 kilometers east of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum in Lintong, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province.

秦始皇兵马俑是最伟大的历史文化遗址，位于陕西省西安市临潼区，秦始皇皇陵以东约1.5公里。

Upon ascending the throne at the age of 13, Qin Shi Huang, later the first Emperor of all China, had begun to work for his mausoleum.

秦始皇，中国第一位皇帝，自13岁登基起，便开始修建自己的皇陵。

It took 11 years to finish.

整个工程历经11年完工。

It is speculated that many buried treasures and sacrificial objects had accompanied the emperor in his after life.

据传，秦始皇死后，许多珍宝和祭品入陵陪葬。

The terracotta figures are life-sized.

秦兵马俑与真人大小一样，十分逼真。

They vary in height, uniform, and hairstyle in accordance with rank.

他们身高、服饰、发式都因身份等级不同而各异。

Most originally held real weapons such as spears, swords, or crossbows.

大多数秦俑都配有真正非仿制的武器，如矛、剑和弩。

Originally, the figures were also painted with bright pigments variously colored pink, red, green, blue, black, brown, white and lilac, and armed with weapons.

最初，秦俑外表都涂有彩绘，包括粉色、红色、绿色、蓝色、黑色、棕色、白色和丁香紫，并佩戴武器。

Most of the weapons have rotted away, while the color coating flaked off or greatly faded.

大部分武器后来钝锈，外表彩绘也剥落或褪色。

The terracotta army figures were manufactured in workshops by government laborers and local craftsmen using local materials.

秦始皇兵马俑是官府劳役和工匠就地取材在工场里建造的。

Heads, arms, legs, and torsos were created separately and then assembled by luting the pieces together.

头部、肩部、腿部和躯干分别制造，然后用泥将各部分拼接起来。

The faces were created using molds, and at least ten face molds may have been used.

脸部是先用模具造出模型，至少使用了10种以上脸部模具。

Clay was then added after assembly to provide individual facial features to make each figure appear different.

组装好之后，用黏土粘上脸部并捏制不同面部特征。

Some of these weapons, such as the swords, are sharp and were coated with a 10-15 micrometer layer of chromium dioxide that kept the swords rust-free for 2,000 years.

一些武器，如锋利的剑，被涂上了10-15微米层的二氧化铬，以保持利剑2000多年不生锈。

The swords contain an alloy of copper, tin, and other elements including nickel, magnesium, and cobalt.

利剑是用铜、锡合金及镍、镁、钴等其他金属元素铸造而成的。

Some carry inscriptions that date their manufacture to between 245 and 228 BC.

其中一些武器上面铸有铭文，由此可知其铸造日期约为公元前245—前228年期间。