The three excavated pits of the First Emperor's buried army, 40 km east of the city — Pit 1 alone holds the ranks of soldiers everyone has seen in photographs, seen from a walkway above the trench. One ticket covers this site and the tomb park 2 km away (Lishan Garden, with the bronze chariots), linked by a free shuttle; the museum itself says allow about 1.5 hours at each. Everything about the visit is real-name and online: you book on the official website or WeChat official accounts with your passport number, the museum stops selling at 65,000 visitors a day, and there is no walk-up window to fall back on.
IDReal-name entry; passports are accepted.Verified · 2026-09Details ↓Source ↗
AddressQinling North Rd, Lintong District (秦陵北路), about 40 km east of the city wallVerified · 2026-09Source ↗Navigate ↗
EntranceMuseum entrance off Qinling North Rd; the free shuttle to Lishan Garden leaves from inside the site
Last verified 2026-09-11
How to book
Real-name online booking only — official site bmy.com.cn (ID card or passport; its 'buy' button opens the third-party ticketing system bmy.albatrip.cn) or WeChat official accounts 秦始皇帝陵博物院 / 兵马俑票务在线. Ticket line 029-81399127; complaints / help 029-81399174Verified · 2026-09Source ↗
ID details
Real-name entry; passports are accepted. Passport accepted for booking (official ticketing notes). Bring the original passport — it is checked against the ticket at the gate; copies are not accepted. Foreign concessions: under-1.4 m children only — see the city tips note on concessions.
Paying on site
bmy.com.cn → 在线预订 (online booking) → date → name and passport number → pay → the ticket is tied to your passport; at the gate present the original passport at the check-in lane.
Beat the crowds
Go on a weekday and be at the gate for 8:30 opening; the museum's daily ceiling is 65,000 and it stops selling when reached. On the May Day holiday 2026 it opened 7:30-20:00 with a 75,000 ceiling.
Language
The museum's site has a Chinese/English switch; guide and audio-guide hire is by phone 029-81399047/48 (Chinese line). English audio guides have long been available at the gate — confirm on the day.