The Terracotta Army is a collection of sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. The luggage building is located just behind the bathrooms, to the side of the building where you purchase tickets. There is also a secure (and free!) luggage counter, just for tourists who visit straight from the train station. You can rent audio guides in the same building in which you purchase your tickets. We had already learned about the terracotta army as part of our homeschool, and we wanted to spend less than two hours touring the site, so we opted to rent an audio guide instead. Most of them speak decent English and charge around 400 RMB to give you a tour of the complex. Remember where you get off the bus, because that’s where you’ll catch your bus back to the train station.īetween the buses and the entrance you’ll be accosted by guides. It also stops at Huáqīng Hot Springs and the Tomb of Qin Shi Huang before the Terracotta Army.
Take the bus all the way to the very last stop. You have to do your homework beforehand so you don’t get scammed by taxi drivers. The bus would only be 80 RMB for all ten of us, so we just kept refusing. He wanted 800 RMB to drive us out to the Terracotta Army site. One taxi driver was particularly persistent with us. You will surely be accosted by taxi drivers as you leave the train station or airport.
You’ll see several buses numbered 914, 915 and 306 and you can hop on any of these buses, as they all go to the same place. It’s not on the street, but an actual parking lot just for the buses. Keep walking past the information booth until you see a bus parking lot. Exit the train station (there is only one exit) and walk to your left, toward the information booth. The buses are easy to find, if you know where to look. They are located about 45 minutes from Xi’An by bus, and the buses run frequently from the train station. Our first stop in Xi’An was the Terracotta Army, aka the Terracotta Warriors. How exciting! We’ve taken our kids to China twice, so if you’re looking for things to do in Xi’An with kids - you’ve come to the right place! I can help you build the perfect Xi’An itinerary.
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