5 Types of Terracotta Warriors and Horses
At present, 3 burial pits of Terracotta Warriors and Horses have been discovered, including approximately 8,000 warriors, 130 chariots with 520 chariot horses, and 150 cavalry horses, and each Terracotta Warrior differ in facial expression, dress, hairstyle, posture, weapon, and position, in accordance with rank or service level.
The terracotta figurines are classified into three types: infantry, cavalry, and charioteers; along with terracotta horses.
Infantry Warriors
Infantry warriors are the majority types of figurines and 7,000 had been excavated, which were mostly discovered in pit no 1.
The infantry warriors can be separated into two types: officer and soldier. Officers have three ranks: namely high-rank, middle rank, and low rank. soldiers include lightly armed soldiers, heavily armed soldiers, standing archers, and kneeling archers.
General Warriors
Height: 1.96m (6.3ft); Weight: 240kg
Played the role of commander. Wearing a double curled tail crown, square mouth shoes, and colored fish robe.
Official Warriors
Height: 1.96m (6.3ft); Weight: 166kg
Wearing a long crown, and a long robe with a girdle around the waist.
Warriors in War Robes
Height: 1.9m (6.2ft); Weight: 240kg
Wearing short robes, armed with bows and arrows, without helmet and armor indicates the army is good at fighting.
Kneeling Archer
Height: 1.86m (6.1ft); Weight: 240kg
Wearing knee-length armor, the hair tied up in a bun and with a short mustache, posturing carries a crossbow.
Standing Archers
Height: 1.86m (6.1ft); Weight: unknown
An infantry Figurine without armor, two kinds of postures: standing and kneeling.
Fully Armored Warrior
Height: 183m (6ft); Weight: 190kg
Standing and wearing armor, tied pants in knees, 6 patches of hair tied up in a bun.
Cavalry Warriors
There are 116 cavalry warriors in pits 1 and 2, all standing in front of their horses. Cavalrymen are life-sized, at around 1.8 meters（5.9 feet） in height. Their dress is obviously different from infantry and chariot warriors.
They all wear round caps, neck scarves, tight-sleeved robes, long pants, short boots, and short and light body armor, which is the ordinary dress of the northern nomadic people of the Qin dynasty (221 - 207 BC). One hand holds the horse reins while the other holds a bow.
Chariot Warriors
Height: 1.9m (6.2ft); Weight: 170kg
Wearing armor. The chariots on the pit were escorted by three warriors. One in front is responsible for driving, and the left and right warriors are for fighting with the enemy.
Charioteers
There are two types of charioteers: chariot drivers and chariot warriors. Chariot drivers wear robes with armor, helmets, and leg guards. They also use special armor as extra protection for outstretched arms and hands when controlling the horse’s reigns. Their arms were positioned to drive the chariots.
Chariot warriors are equipped with different weapons and stand near the chariots, serving to protect the chariots.
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Types of Terracotta Horses
Two categories of Terracotta Horses were excavated: chariot horses and cavalry horses. These are life-sized with vivid appearances. They were 1.7 meters (5.6 feet) in height and 2 meters (6.7 feet) in length.
The cavalry horses have not been castrated, and the chariot horses are castrated.
Types of Chariots
The three pits of the terracotta army totally contain 130 chariots.
According to the rank of the army, archaeologists divide them into four categories: chariots for ordinary soldiers, command chariots for senior officials, assistant chariots for two soldiers, and common chariots for four soldiers.