Excavation protection platform unveiled in celebration of 50 years of discovery of Terracotta Warriors(1/6)

Excavation protection facilities are installed at the pit No. 1 and 2 of the Emperor Qingshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 8, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yuan)

The experimental cabin and protection platform were completed, providing a new method for the archaeological excavation and cultural relic protection at the mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.).

Excavation protection facilities are installed at the pit No. 1 and 2 of the Emperor Qingshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 8, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yuan)

Excavation protection facilities are installed at the pit No. 1 and 2 of the Emperor Qingshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 8, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yuan)

Excavation protection facilities are installed at the pit No. 1 and 2 of the Emperor Qingshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 8, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yuan)

Excavation protection facilities are installed at the pit No. 1 and 2 of the Emperor Qingshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 8, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yuan)

Excavation protection facilities are installed at the pit No. 1 and 2 of the Emperor Qingshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 8, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Yuan)