Terra-cottaWarriorsAsthegreatestarchaeologicalfindingsofthe20thcenturyTerra-cottaWarriorshasareallylonghistory.In246BCQinShiHuanglaterthefirstEmperorofallChinahadbeguntoprepareforhismausoleumwhichtoo
Terra-cottaWarriors
Asthegreatestarchaeologicalfindingsofthe20thcenturyTerra-cottaWarriorshasareallylonghistory.In246BCQinShiHuanglaterthefirstEmperorofallChinahadbeguntoprepareforhismausoleumwhichtook11yearstofinishtodefendhimintheafterlife.Thereareover7000potterysoldiershorsesbronzechariotsandevenweaponsfoundinitnow.Terra-cottaWarriorswaslistedbyUNESCOin1987asoneoftheworldculturalheritagesandithasmadeXi’anafamouscityfortourists.
BigWildGoosePagoda
TheBigWildGoosePagodahasahistoryofover1300yearsandisatypicalancientChinesebuilding.ItislocatedinthesouthofXi’anCity.BecauseMasterXuanzangstoredhisclassicsbroughtfromIndiainthepagodaitisalsoaholyplaceforBuddhists.AsaNationalKeyCulturalRelicPreserveitwonthetitleofanAAAATouristAttractionaswell.
Xi’anAncientCityWall
AsoneofthelandmarksofXi’anAncientCityWallstillstretchesroundtheoldcitytodaydividingthecityintotheinnerpartandtheouterpart.AncientCityWallwasoriginallybuiltduringtheoldTangDynasty(618—907)andthenenlargedbyZhuYuanzhangEmperoroftheMingDynastythusformingthemodernXi’anCityWall.Aftertheextensionthewallnowstands12meterstall12-14meterswideatthetopand15-18metersthickatthebottom.
【小题1】WhatisTheBigWildGoosePagodamostfamousfor?
A.Ithasahistoryofover1300years.B.ItisatypicalancientChinesebuilding.C.ItisaholyplaceforBuddhists.D.ItwonthetitleofanAAAATouristAttraction.【小题2】WhenwasthemodernXi’anCityWallformed?A.IntheTangDynasty.B.InAD907.C.Inmoderntimes.D.IntheMingDynasty.【小题3】Whoarethetextwrittenfor?A.Archaeologists.B.ScientistsC.Tourists.D.Artists