摘要
Few cities in China can lay claim to as rich a culture as Xi'an.Famous for being the home of the Terracotta Warriors,Xi'an's 3,000-year history has played an enormous part in shaping China's cultural heritage.Xi'an got its big start as a city during the Zhou Dynasty,for whom Xi'an was the capital,from 1046-256 BCE.Under the rule of the first emperor,Qin Shi Huang(259-210 BCE),China became unified for the first time.Obsessed with longevity,Emperor Qin commissioned the construction of an'army'of terracotta warriors to guard his mausoleum and protect him in the afterlife.Today,the Terracotta Warriors are considered one of China's must-see attractions.
