By chief editor Matthew Hamer
In the Qin dynasty culture was expressed in different forms than that of other Chinese dynasties because the entire country became legalists. Which meant that rather than expressing culture through very whimsical artwork, their artwork and literature became more civil and they did not speak of radical concepts like that of other Chinese religions or code of conducts. In the Qin dynasty the arts included sculpting and most famously the terra cotta warriors or the warriors of the afterlife. These sculptures depict Chinese soldiers meant to guard their leaders in the afterlife and at one site archeologists discovered hundreds of them all guarding their beloved ruler Qin Shi Huang .These intricately crafted life sized warriors were all unique and no two are the exact same. Historians speculate that it took 10 years for sculptures to create an army of clay in such proportions. One disadvantage is that since the Qin dynasty was around so long ago most artifacts were destroyed leaving historians little to analyze but only to speculate at the vast cultural wonders that made up the Qin dynasty.
(This image above shows the uncovered terra cotta
soldiers from the Qin dynasty)
In the Qin dynasty culture was expressed in different forms than that of other Chinese dynasties because the entire country became legalists. Which meant that rather than expressing culture through very whimsical artwork, their artwork and literature became more civil and they did not speak of radical concepts like that of other Chinese religions or code of conducts. In the Qin dynasty the arts included sculpting and most famously the terra cotta warriors or the warriors of the afterlife. These sculptures depict Chinese soldiers meant to guard their leaders in the afterlife and at one site archeologists discovered hundreds of them all guarding their beloved ruler Qin Shi Huang .These intricately crafted life sized warriors were all unique and no two are the exact same. Historians speculate that it took 10 years for sculptures to create an army of clay in such proportions. One disadvantage is that since the Qin dynasty was around so long ago most artifacts were destroyed leaving historians little to analyze but only to speculate at the vast cultural wonders that made up the Qin dynasty.
(This image above shows the uncovered terra cotta
soldiers from the Qin dynasty)
(The image below portrays a closer view of the terra cotta warriors
In their discovery site)
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