There are two different theories concerning this question, says Wu Yongqi, the head of the Museum of Terracotta Warriors. In Taipei for the exhibit, Wu explains that some say it is natural that the figures should be taller since people from China's northwest-where the Qin kingdom was located-have always been taller than other Chinese.
隨展來台的秦始皇兵馬俑博物館館長吳永琪表示，關於這個問題，目前有兩種說法，一是秦國位於西北方，身材本來就比中原人士高大許多。