Part of the Terracotta Army
Photographed in Pit #3
Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
June 24, 2007
at flickr
Pit #3 is the smallest of the three pits that have been unearthed and is believed to have been the army headquarters due to the number of high-ranking officials amongst the buried statues. All the statues remain frozen in time, arms gripping weapons that were long ago stolen or decayed.
NIKON D200 1/15 sec at f/5.6 130mm ISO:1250