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Terracotta Army: passport booking & entry

Terracotta Army: passport booking & entry in Xi’an: what to check, how to ask staff, and where to confirm the current rules. Practical guidance with original sources.

By China Phrases · Sources last checked 2026-10-26 · 6 situations

Use this guide to prepare your questions. Confirm the current rule with the venue before booking or travelling. These notes are under local and language review; they do not guarantee entry, ticket availability or a refund.

Find your situation

  1. Find the official passport booking
  2. Passport name or middle name does not match
  3. Find my reserved entrance and time slot
  4. Passport scan or booking check fails
  5. Charged, but no Terracotta Army booking
  6. Late arrival or a change of date
Before you go

Find the official passport booking

When: Before booking or setting out.

The official museum supports passport reservations and checks the original document. Match the person, ticket and document. Check current entry instructions in the original booking; do not assume a new payment fixes a mismatch.

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Source check: 2026-10-26

Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum · official visitor guide ↗Editorial communication tasks · policy and availability require staff confirmation (editorial note)
Before you go

Passport name or middle name does not match

When: When passport details differ from the booking.

The official museum supports passport reservations and checks the original document. Match the person, ticket and document. Check current entry instructions in the original booking; do not assume a new payment fixes a mismatch.

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Source check: 2026-10-26

Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum · official visitor guide ↗Editorial communication tasks · policy and availability require staff confirmation (editorial note)
On arrival

Find my reserved entrance and time slot

When: At the venue or boarding point, with your original booking open.

The official museum supports passport reservations and checks the original document. Match the person, ticket and document. Check current entry instructions in the original booking; do not assume a new payment fixes a mismatch.

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Source check: 2026-10-26

Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum · official visitor guide ↗Editorial communication tasks · policy and availability require staff confirmation (editorial note)
On arrival

Passport scan or booking check fails

When: At the venue or boarding point, with your original booking open.

The official museum supports passport reservations and checks the original document. Match the person, ticket and document. Check current entry instructions in the original booking; do not assume a new payment fixes a mismatch.

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Source check: 2026-10-26

Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum · official visitor guide ↗Editorial communication tasks · policy and availability require staff confirmation (editorial note)
If something goes wrong

Charged, but no Terracotta Army booking

When: When payment exists but a valid reservation is missing.

The official museum supports passport reservations and checks the original document. Match the person, ticket and document. Check current entry instructions in the original booking; do not assume a new payment fixes a mismatch.

View the phrase card

Source check: 2026-10-26

Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum · official visitor guide ↗Editorial communication tasks · policy and availability require staff confirmation (editorial note)
If something goes wrong

Late arrival or a change of date

When: If you may miss, or have missed, your booked time.

The official museum supports passport reservations and checks the original document. Match the person, ticket and document. Check current entry instructions in the original booking; do not assume a new payment fixes a mismatch.

View the phrase card

Source check: 2026-10-26

Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum · official visitor guide ↗Editorial communication tasks · policy and availability require staff confirmation (editorial note)
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