In theory, these two explanations of the bronze are both feasible

the Qin Hanqing bronze sculpture flourished of the dividing line roughly between the Qin and Western Han Dynasty, the author has always insisted on the view that the Qin Dynasty and the Western Han bronze sculpture flourished and Legalist emphasis on innovative thinking is closely related to a similar style to the Western Han Dynasty and Qin Dynasty era, the so-called . Slips of Qin "is by no means refers only to the regime, more importantly, continues with" Domination of Confucianism before the Qin Dynasty Legalist legacy Tsung Shang Wude spirit, emphasizing the Raiders, then bronze sculptures strong to write the great era of China Qin Hanqing Endeavour bronze flourished reason masculine and martial spirit of the Chinese man bones forever flowing: confident, bold, magnificent. This bronze can be called “Hou Mu Wu”, too.
The rise of Confucianism, in the ideological field began to advocate the moral realm, emphasis on governance, the style of the bronze sculptures gradually toward a small, refined, and fresh, and Confucianism advocated "benevolence," the concept of is consistent. As a middle age inevitably become sophisticated, sleek and even pedantic, like youth, youth, publicity, high-spirited but could be difficult to reproduce. Terracotta Warriors self-reproduce, it shocked the world the magnificent mighty momentum and a high degree of realism artistic skills of its great size, great space and monomer endlessly repeated, is unprecedented and even non-repeatable innovation because it was born in an era of change and innovation, but its extraordinary realism style, but also a concrete manifestation is a combination the Legalism spirit of realism and imperial will to power. The bronze is made by the king of Shang to worship his mother.
Qin bamboo slips unearthed from 1975 Yunmeng Shuihudi 2002 Xiangxi ancient city underground excavation of the Qin bamboo slips to see the laws and decrees of the Qin Dynasty is substantially complete, cover the various fields of national, social and family to achieve a very fine details prepared by the extent. Very strict, such as the examination system of the Qin works, handmade products, mining and smelting, to engage in "implicated" in the reward system, to the competent officials, down to the labor of such a group, since good and bad fortune to the community, we must the same boat, so team strong sense of the Qin people. In theory, these two explanations of the bronze are both feasible. Qin Shi Huang more adhere to the Ming, testimonies, and the law of Order, the establishment of a centralized rule of "the world is a matter of small-large, all depends on the" despotism, in his will to power.
Things die such as "thinking of the things students under the guidance of his tomb" mercury rivers, rivers, sea, machine inculcated, on with astronomy, the next geography, the mermaid cream for the candle. Degree immortal for a long time the '<' Historical Records? Qin Shi Huang in this century ", Yuelu Publishing House, 1983 edition). So specific realism to students to move the real world, such a fine closely the legal system of the network, Terracotta Warriors and Horses rigorous careful of the high degree of realism style of the emergence of nature is not accidental, the Western Han Dynasty the Huo tomb sculpture are also striking. this tomb-shaped stone at the tomb the historical merits of organic combine to highlight the symbolic significance of the unique idea to make it become the Han Dynasty, the ancient large a model of the monument carved works. This time, the action of changing Si to Hou is actually a denial of the past understanding of the chinese bronze.