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Plan your Xian tour? For first-time international visitors, having a glimpse of the excavated Terracotta Warriors is a must. These Terracotta Warriors were supposed to safeguard China’s first emperor – Qin Shihuang in his afterlife.
He unified China in 221 BC for the first time in Chinese history and established Qin Dynasty (221–206 B.C.), thus starting China’s over 2000 years’ feudal society.
You are kindly reminded that Qin Shihuang’s underground palace is still there and remains intact though some of the burial sites annexing to his mausoleum have been robbed to some extent.
Why his own burial site or his underground palace still intact? It is said that his tomb has solid and strict anti-grave digging system including secret crossbows which may kill people once you are inside the tomb, and a large amount of mercury which will emit much toxic air within the tomb.
Now the entrance ticket for Qin Shihuang’ Mausoleum is also included in your ticket for Terracotta Army Museum – One ticket for two sites. The two sites are 2 km apart connected by free shuttle buses.
Located 2km east of Qin Shihuang Mausoleum, the Emperor’s afterlife army terracotta soldiers are only part of his mausoleum. These vivid over 2000-year-old soldiers of Terracotta Army were discovered March 24, 1974 by a group of local farmers when they were digging a well.
Now this site of Terracotta army has been turned into a world-famous attraction site, bombarded by tons of tourists visiting this museum. Here we’d like to sum up some useful trips for visiting the Terracotta Army.
Tip 1: How to get to Terracotta Warriors from Xian airport
1. Using Airport Shuttle Lintong Line (机场客运临潼线) + Lintong Bus 602
At Xian Xianyang International Airport, take the airport special shuttle bus (running between airport and Lintong) and get off to Xi ‘an University of Science and Technology Lintong Campus (西安科技大学临潼校区), then change for Lintong Bus No. 602 (临潼602路）, get off at “Terracotta Warriors Station”, and walk 330 m to the Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses. This public transport takes about 3 hours.
Airport Special Shuttle Lintong Line (机场客运临潼线)
Departure:Terminal T3 at Xian Xianyang Airport
Business Hours: 9:30-19:30 (return service: 7:00-18:30)
Ticket price: 32 yuan ( the airport shuttle fare doesn’t include the 5 yuan for Lintong Bus 602 )
The one way transfer ( airport shuttle + Lintong Bus 602 ) takes about 3 hours
2. Using the metro system in Xian
First take the Metro Line 14 at Xian Xianyang International Airport and alight at Xian North Railway Station, then interchange for Metro Line 2. Get off at Beidajie Station, then interchange for Metro Line 1, and get off at the station of Fangzhicheng ( 纺织城站）, again interchange for Metro Line 9.
At Metro Line 9, you alight at Huaqing Hot Spring Station and exit from Exit C, then change for Lintong Bus 613 or Tourism Bus 5 ( Bus 306) and reach the Terracotta Warriors Museum. It takes about 3 hours.
3. By Taxi
Arriving at Xian Xianyang Airport, line up at the official taxi stand and take taxi for Terracotta Warriors
Taxi Ride: about one hour and 66 km
Taxi fare: approx. 190 yuan, plus toll fee: 30 yuan
4. Private Transfer
Before getting to Xian Xianyang Airport, you can book a hassle-free private transfer from the airport to Terracotta Warriors. Check out Xian Car Rental with Driver for more information.
Tip 2: How to get to Terracotta Warriors from Xian North Railway Station
If you take high speed train to Xian, you will arrive at Xian North Railway Station. Choose the following ways to reach Terracotta Warriors.
1.By Subway + Bus
First take subway line 2 at Xian North Railway Station and get off at the subway station of Beidajie (北大街）, then interchange for subway line 1 and get off at the station of Fangzhicheng (纺织城站) , then again interchange for Metro Line 9.
At Metro Line 9, you alight at Huaqing Hot Spring Station and exit from Exit C, then change for Lintong Bus 613 or Tourism Bus 5 ( Bus 306) and reach the Terracotta Warriors Museum. It takes about 3 hours.
2. By Taxi
Arriving at Xian North Railway Station, line up at the official taxi stand and take taxi for Terracotta Army:
Taxi Ride: about one hour and 50 km
Taxi fare: approx. 150 yuan, plus toll fee: 20 yuan
3. Private Transfer
Before getting to Xian North Railway Station, you can book a hassle-free private transfer from the airport to Terracotta Army. Check out Xian Car Rental with Driver for more information.
Tip 3: How to get to Terracotta Warriors from Xian Railway Station
If you arrive at Xian Railway Station and want to go to the Terracotta Army, you may take Bus 914. So should you find the bus terminal? Well, when you walk out of Xian Railway Station, you will enter the spacious railway square, and the Bus 914 is on the east side of the square ( on your left side).
Walk to the east side of the railway square and take the bus 914 for Terracotta Army.
Bus 914: ticket fare 7 yuan and takes about 2 hours ( 40 km with 25 stops)
Tip 4 : How to get to Terracotta Warriors from Downtown
1. Metro Line 2 + Metro Line 1 + Metro Line 9 + Lintong Bus 613
If you stay downtown Xian, or let’s say, in the Bell Tower area, you may first take Metro Line 2 and get off at the subway station of Beidajie (北大街）, then interchange for subway line 1 and get off at the station of Fangzhicheng (纺织城站) , then again interchange for Metro Line 9. At Metro Line 9, you alight at Huaqing Hot Spring Station and exit from Exit C, then change for Lintong Bus 613 or Tourism Bus 5 ( Bus 306) and reach the Terracotta Warriors Museum. It takes about 3 hours.
2. Metro Line 2 + Metro Line 1 + Tourism Bus 5 ( Bus No.306)
You may first take Metro Line 2 and get off at the subway station of Beidajie (北大街）, then interchange for Metro Line 1 and get off at the station of Fangzhicheng (纺织城站) . Then take the special bus Tourism Bus 5 (Bus 306) going to Terracotta Warriors . The bus station is about 200 m from exit A of Fangzhicheng (Metro line 1).
You don’t have to buy the bus ticket in advance. Just jump on the bus and later a bus guide will come to you and collect the money – RMB 7 per person.
Be sure to get off at the last destination – Terracotta Army Museum since the Bus 5 (306) is scheduled to stop at several tourist attractions including Huaqing Hot spring, Qin Shihuang’s Mausoleum.
Remember where you get off the bus terminal. After finishing your visiting the museum, come to the same parking lot and take the exact bus No 5 (306) since there are some other “fake” bus 306 which eagerly push you to take their buses.
3. By Taxi
Take taxi starting from the Bell Tower area for Terracotta Army Museum
Taxi Ride: about one hour and 43 km
Taxi fare: approx. 150 yuan, plus toll fee: 20 yuan
Tip 5: Basic information about Terracotta Warriors Museum
Located 30km east of Xian, the Army of Terracotta Warriors are undoubtedly the greatest archaeological find of the 20th century. The museum is composed of three pits: Pit 1, Pit 2 and Pit 3.
Pit 1 is most impressive and the highlight of the museum. Pits 2 and 3, though interesting, are not as impressive as the pit 1. If you don’t have sufficient time, PIT 2 and PIT 3 can be avoided.
The movie -360 degrees, the background film, is in English and very cool, which takes about 15 minutes long. It gives some background to what you see with your own eyes. It is worth the 15 minutes. The film ticket is included in your entrance fee.
Tip 6: Opening time and entrance fees
Ticket Selling Hours:
8:30 – 17:00 (March 16 – Nov 15)
8:30 – 16:30 (Nov 16 – March 15)
Opening Time
8:30 – 18:00 (March 16 – Nov 15)
8:30 – 17:30 (Nov 16 – March 15)
Entrance Fee:
RMB 120 ( all year round) per person
The ticket also includes the entrance to Qin Shihuang’ Mausoleum.
Note: the Terracotta Warriors Museum is open all year round – 365 days every year! Children under the height of 1.2m don’t have to pay.
Ticket Booking:
Book your ticket through the museum’s official website: www.bmy.com.cn ( in Chinese )
Booking Phone Number: 029-81399127
On-site Ticket booking is ok.
Note: There is a cap for the number of visitors ( limited to daily 8000 visitors due to covid-19 period). But basically you won’t have any problem buying your tickets if you avoid visiting the site during National Holiday ( Oct 01 -07 ).
Tip 7: Free luggage storage service
On the left side of the Ticketing Office is the Tourist Information Center which offers free luggage storage service.
Tip 8: How to visit the Terracotta Army Museum?
Rent an audio guide? Hire a tour guide? or Using a guidebook?
Rent an audio guide
Rent an audio guide ( recorded guide ). You just pay RMB 40 an audio tour. The voice sounds like an American accent and it is easy to understand and informative.
Using a tour guide service on the spot
When you are going to buy your tickets at the ticketing office, some tour guides on the spot will come to you, eager to offer you the guide service. If you haven’t done much homework before you came to Xian. You are advised to hire a local tour guide to guide or translate for you at the price of about RMB 100-150. You will get more knowledge than from a guidebook or the recordings. Just avoid the shopping sites your local guide may suggest you to go.
Prebook a private tour from a local travel agent
Half-Day Private Tour of Terracotta Warriors
Full-Day Private Tour of Terracotta Warriors
Using a guidebook
Using a guidebook to guide your tour in and around the museum.
Tip 9: Walking from Ticketing office to Entrance Gate
It takes 5-10 minutes walking from the ticketing office to the entrance gate. If you pay RMB 5, you take a small tram ride to the entrance gate. In my opinion, if you are in good shape, just avoid using the small tram.
Free luggage storage service:
On the left side of the Ticketing Office is the Tourist Information Center which offers free luggage storage service.
Tip 10: Exit from the museum
After you finish visiting the museum and leave for your bus terminal, or in a word, on the way back, you have to pass through an area with a lot of shops and restaurants. This obviously poses some pressure on you to buy some souvenirs or spend some money here.
If you are tender-hearted, and going to buy something to support China’s economy, please bargain!
Tip 11: Some Restaurants Rip off
There are many restaurants leading up to the museum. Some of them just rip you off. So take great care of your money!
Tip 12: Toilets in the museum are free
For the toilets outside the museum, you have to pay. But once you are inside the museum, you enjoy free toilets. They are the same squatting-style facility like everywhere else in china.
Tip 13: Take a taxi to the Museum
It takes about 160 RMB by taxi from the downtown Xian to Army of Terracotta Warriors. Very often you have to bargain with your taxi driver.
Tip 14: Terracotta Army, not Qin Shihuang Mausoleum
If you take Bus 5(306) to Terracotta Army Museum, don’t get off at Qin Shihuang’ Mausoleum. Qin Shihuang’s Mausolem is not much worth visiting since it is just a mound, not excavated yet.
So don’t confuse Terracotta Army with Qin Shihuang’s Mausoleum. The entrance for Qin Shihuang’ Mausoleum is also included in your ticket for Terracotta Army Museum.
The Terracotta Warriors Museum is open all year round – 365 days every year! Children under the height of 1.2m don’t have to pay.
Tip 15: Hassle-free Xian Guided Tours
If you don’t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours, here are some options for Xian guided tours:
Xian Tour
Xian Day Tour
Xian Tour Packages
Beijing Xian Tour
Further Readings
Beijing Xian High Speed Train Experience
Top 10 Attractions in Xian
Tips for Visiting Muslim Quarter in Xian
Tips for Visiting Xian City Wall
Tips for Visiting Shaanxi History Museum
Tips for Visiting Xian Bell Tower
How to Visit Terracotta Army
How to Visit Daming Palace National Heritage Park
Top 10 Photography Spots in Xian
The Night View of Great Tang All Day Mall
Tips for Visiting Hanyang Tombs Xian
The Song of Everlasting Sorrow Show in Xian
Tips for Visiting Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Tips for Visiting Huaqing Hot Springs in Xian
How to Visit Mount Huashan
Top 10 Hostels in Xian
Best Time to Visit Xian
Any questions, just drop a line.
Hello Natalie，
You’re really pressed for time. It is not advisable for you to go visit the terra-cotta warriors on the morning of Friday and go to Xian airport for your noon-take off flight. Maybe come to visit Xian terra-cotta warriors next time.
Great website with lots of useful information. If I arrived at the Terracotta Warriors at 8am when it opens, do you think there is enough time to take the 1pm bullet train to Beijing? Do you know how early I would need to arrive at the train station before the train departs?
Also, do you have any recommendations of good hotels very close to the site?
Thanks for a really useful information – as far as takning a taxi to the warriors, how about getting back. Will it be possible to get a taxi back without to much hassle ?
Hello Bjorg,
As far as I know, it is not easy to take an legal taxi from the Terra-cotta Warriors to back to the city center of Xian. You’d better either rent your taxi waiting for you or take the bus back to Xian. Have a nice day!
Hello Mark,
At the moment, we don’t have any good hotels recommened. Sorry.
Hello Mark,
Basically, you need at least half hour earlier at the Xian North Railway Station before departure. It seems that you have to have a quick visit at the Terra Cotta Warriors Museum. Have a good time!
Hi Daniel,
Great site! Can you please tell me which rail station I should go into? Just Xi’an, North, or South? Also, how much time do you recommend spending at the museum? And, how long does the bus take to get from rail to Terracotta?
Hello Julie.
Sorry for our delayed reply! If you take an overnight train from Beijing to Xian, in Beijing you should go to Beijing West Railway Station and you will arrive at Xian Railway Station; if you take a highspeed train from Beijing to Xian, in Beijing you should also go to Beijing West Railway Station, but you will arrive at Xian North Railway Station.
You are advisable to spend at least 2 hours in the compound of the museum. Basically it takes over one hour from Xian Railway Station ( not Xian North Railway Station ) to the site of the Musuem.
Have a good trip!
I will have a group of four high school students in tow and we will be coming from Zhengzhou and returning to Zhengzhou in Henan Province. Do I go to Xi’an north or south? And besides the terra cotta warriors, is there another site we should be seeing in Xi’an? Also what will the cost be for seeing the warriors on February 18 2014?
Hello Karol Harlow，
You will arrive at Xian North Railway Station. You may should visit Muslim Quarter and City Wall. The entrance fee for seeing the warriors is RMB 120.
Xian North Railway Station
http://www.tour-beijing.com/xian_travel_guide/xian_north_railway_station/
Muslim Quarter
http://www.tour-beijing.com/xian_attractions/muslim_quarters.php
City Wall
http://www.tour-beijing.com/blog/shaanxi-travel/xian-travel/
Hello,
I need some help. I intend to arrive at Xian North at 09:00am ando go to see the warriors. Then I would like to get the train at night.
What do you suggest? Is this enought time to spend at Xian? Are there any luggage storage at Xian north?
Thanks in advance.
Hello Liuz,
Yes, there are left luggage offices in Xian North Railway Station. One day is all right for the trip to Terra-cotta- Army. Have a good time in Xian.
hi there We are stuck in Shanghai for 2 extra nights and I would really love to see the terracota warriors. what would be the cheaper reliable option and would you recommend we stay over one night in Xian? our flight leaves from Shanghai to Hong kong thereafter.
Hi there. How long is the overnight train ride from Shanghai to Xian?
Hi, we would like to go to Xian for terracotta warriors but we will be coming from xiamen. What train should we ride going to xian, and how many hours? We will arrive in xiamen on dec 21 and leave dec 24. Can our schedule permit us to go to xian? Or is it too far? Hope you can help us with our itinerary. Thank you.
Hello Beth，
There is only one fast train between Xiamen and Xian ( 39 hours with two nights on train ), which is not advised for you to take. You may take a flight from Xiamen to Xian ( about 3 hours), 8 fights daily. If you book online or book early, you may be entilted to good discouts. Have a good time in China
Hello Sharon,
There are basically four kinds of trains from Shanghai to Xian below:
1. No highspeed trains (G Train – 300km / hour ), not yet.
2. Only one D Train ( Bullet Train – 200km / hour ): D306 ( 22:00 – next day 8:40 ), 10 hours and 4 minutes RMB834
3. 4 K trains ( Quick trains ): about 20 hours RMB509
4. 5 T trains ( Special Quick train ) : about 15-17 hours RMB509
5. Only one Z train ( Through train without stopovers ): 14 hours and 20 minutes Z92 ( 18:55 – next 9:16) RMB509
We suggest you buy either D 306 or Z 92
Hello Sharon,
You either take flights or overnight trains from Shanghai to Xian.
Top 10 Xian Budget
http://www.tour-beijing.com/blog/shaanxi-travel/xian-travel/xian-hotel/top-10-xian-budget-hotels-top-budget-hotels-in-xian/
Thank you Daniel 🙂
Hi
Im planning my trip to Xian, i live in beijing so im planning to arrive saturday morning aprox 10 am.
Do you know how could i go from the airport to terracota warriors?
thx!
one more thing, how long does it takes visit the terracota warriors?
thx!!
Hello Abril,
The distance between Xian airport and Terra-cotta Army is about 64km. You may take a taxi directly for the airport to the Terra-cotta Army about(RMB150).
Or you may take the airport shuttle no.2 to reach the downtown of Xian,then the tourism bus from Xian Rail Station for the Terra-cotta army,but it will take much longer time. I suggest you take a taxi.
Hello Abril,
Basicaly it will take 2-3hour.
Is there facility to keep luggage on Xian Train Station?
Hell Tushar,
Yes, actually every station in China has one or more luggage deposit offices.
hi
Planning a trip in April, How long it takes from airport to T. warrior by taxi? How much it cost if we make it wait for us for both way trip from and to airport.
Hello kshah,
Basically you should negoiate with your taxi driver about the taxi fare. Approx. RMB 400 – 500, just for your reference.
I will be in Nanjing for 2 days what’s the best way from Nanjing to Xian. I would love to visit the Terracotta Army Museum.
Hello Rianne,
You may take an early morning flight from Nanjing to Xian and back to Nanjing by an evening flight after a short trip to the Terra-cotta Army. Or you may take an overnight train from Nanjing to Xian and back to Nanjing either by flight or by train after a short trip to the museum.
Hi,
Thanks for your great website. I have a few queries that hopefully you an help me with.
We will arrive by train at 14.20 on Monday at Xi’an North railway station, stay overnight and then have a departing flight at 16.00 on Tuesday.
Q1. Would it be best to visit the Terracotta Warriors on Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning?
Q2. If we take a taxi directly from the Xian North railway station to the warriors on the Monday what can we do with our luggage? Is there a left luggage at the warriors site itself? If we leave them at the North train station then we have to return to the North train station to collect them rather than go straight to Xian downtown so that is not ideal.
Q3. Likewise if we go to the warriors by bus on Tuesday morning will we have enough time if our flight is at 16.00? How early do you need to be at the airport for domestic flights? Can we bring our luggage, leave it at the warriors and then take a taxi to the airport? Are there taxis waiting at the warriors?
Many thanks
can you tell me are there allotted times for entrance into the warriors, like between 10:30 and 11:30 ? How long does it take to buy a ticket or are you better ti do a tour for quick entrance ?
Hello Emmsie,
Awfully sorry for our delayed reply due to the collapse of the blog dashboard!
We are happy to answer your questions below:
Q1. Would it be best to visit the Terracotta Warriors on Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning？
A1:
You’d better to visit the Terracotta Warriors on Tuesday morning. We suggest you ask your hotel to book a 7:30 taxi on Tuesday morning and try to arrive at the entrance gate at 8:30 (opening time).Then line up to buy your tickets.
It is about 15 minutes’ walk from the entrance gate to the Terra-cotta Warriors Museum. You may pay RMB 5 to get on an electric car to get to the sites of the Terrc-cotta Army.
You may have some sightseeing on the Monday afternoon and evening. Xian’s night is beautiful ( see my post “Xian after dark”) : http://www.tour-beijing.com/blog/shaanxi-travel/xian-travel/xian-attractions-tips/xian-after-dark-what-to-do-in-xian-after-dark/ )
Q2. If we take a taxi directly from the Xian North railway station to the warriors on the Monday what can we do with our luggage? Is there a left luggage at the warriors site itself? If we leave them at the North train station then we have to return to the North train station to collect them rather than go straight to Xian downtown so that is not ideal.
A2:
As far as I know there are some left luggage offices at the Warriors. Please ask the ticketing office for help.
Q3. Likewise if we go to the warriors by bus on Tuesday morning will we have enough time if our flight is at 16.00? How early do you need to be at the airport for domestic flights? Can we bring our luggage, leave it at the warriors and then take a taxi to the airport? Are there taxis waiting at the warriors?.
A3:
We don’t advise you take the bus to the Warrior since it is too time-consuming. You need to be at the Xian airport at 14:00, 2 hours ahead of your domestic light. Basically you can leave your luggage at the Warriors.
In my opinion, I’d like to rent a taxi (put my luggage on my taxi). After visiting the Warriors, I will take the same taxi to the airport.
Hello karen,
Awfully sorry for our delayed answer due to the failure of the blog dashboard!
As far as I know there are no allotted times for entrance into the warriors, just buy your tickets and go. It is hard to predict how long. Basically it won’t take along since there are many ticketing windows at the ticketing building.
It is about 15 minutes’ walk from the ticketing office to the entrance to the sites of the Warriors. You may take a mueum’s electric car to get to the museum ( RMB 5 per person).
At the ticketing office, there are some tour guides who will persuade you to use their guiding service. It is up to you to use or not.
Have a good time at the Warriors!
Greetings Daniel,
Can I visit sites of the Warriors on Sunday? Info on the internet just indicates the time between 8.30 to 17.00 but does not have any indication regarding to day.
Regards.
Hello Muradhan，
Yes, you can visit the Warriors Museum on Sunday since it is open 365 days a year. Have a good time!
Hi Daniel you have supplied a wealth of information and i left wondering can i take any train from Beij to Xain for the warriors or should it be Beji North, south, east west to Xian north, south east or west.
On the site it looks like i can book Beji to Xain ony
I am interested in a tour guide. I inquired with a travel agency here in China, and I was given a price of 1200 yuan for a guide for 3 days, plus I have to buy his lunch and dinner. This is a little much. Is it easy to find the tour guides you suggest for 100-150 yuan?
Hello Tricia,
Basically, 300-400 yuan per day for tour guide service, but normally the price doen’t include lunch or dinner. It is not easy to find a legal and professional tour guide at the rate of 100-150 yuan per day.
Hello Eilish Burns,
You can take the 5-6 hour high speed train from Beijing West Railway Station and arrive at Xian North Railway Station. Please check Beijing Xian Travel Information on the following page:
http://www.tour-beijing.com/xian_tours/beijing_xian_tours/
I got the English audio tour on March 23, 2014 and it was well done. The voice sounded like an American accent and it was easy to understand and informative. They must have changed it recently. Thanks for all your tips and information.
Hello Julie,
Thanks for your update! We have changed it per your suggestions. Much appreciated!
Hello,
I would like to know if the Terracotta army is opened all days or is closed during chinese public holidays. I am planning to visit on the weekend of the 6th of April.
My children are 2 and 5 years old. Do children pay for entrance?
Thank you!
Hello Sabine,
Terracotta army is open all year around – 365 days each year! Children under 1.2m high don’t have to pay.
Hi – we are planning on visiting the Warriors this month. Any difference between the crowd levels on Sunday compared to Monday? Thanks!
Hello Mike,
Basically, it is less crowded on Monday than Sunday.
hello!
i would like to know if it´s necessary to by the tickets to Terracota warriors in advance or on line or it´s just when you get there.
anybody knows how long does it take the waiting in the queue to go into?
and finally if are there differents kinds of tickets ( with differents prices depend on the sites you visit inside the Quing mausoleumm?) of there is just one kind of ticket.
is there any restaurants close the museum to lunch?
thanks
hello!
we´re arriving from beijing ( i suppose that we arrive in the west railway station),to xian.
anybody knows how can i get to the Terracota warriors? is any bus stop close to the WEST station to go to there?
regards
Hello Anita，
1） If you take an overnight train from Beijing West Station, you will arrive at Xian Railway Station. On the east square of Xian Railway Station, there is a bus terminal where you take the tourism bus 5 (306) to Terra-cotta Army. See: http://www.tour-beijing.com/xian_travel_guide/xian_railway_station/
2） If you take daytime highspeed trains from Beijing West Station, you will arrive at Xian North Railway Station. There are no buses at Xian North Railway Station going directly to Terra-cotta Army.
You may first take the subway line 2 directly from Xian North Railway Station and get off at the 8th station of Anyuanmen (安远门）， then walk 140 meters to get to the Bus Stop of Beiguan (北关站）， take the Tourism Bus No.10 and get off at the third stop of Xian Railway Station where you take the tourimbus 5(306) for Terra-cotta army.
Hello Anita,
No need to prebook a ticket. You just go there and buy on the spot. There are a number of windows selling tickets at the ticketing building, normally taking 10-20 minutes for the queue.
Just one kind of ticket – a through ticket for Terra-cotta Army Museum and Qingshihuang Tomb.