Hi Emily,
Thanks for reaching out!
Just to clarify—unfortunately, foreign visitors aged 65 and above aren’t eligible for free admission at the Terracotta Warriors. The senior free ticket policy is only for Chinese citizens.

As for children, here’s the current policy for foreign visitors:

Kids under 16 years old and under 1.4 meters – Free admission

Kids under 16 but over 1.4 meters – Half-price ticket (60 RMB)

A couple quick notes:

If your child qualifies for free admission, you can just head straight in with them—no need to stop at the ticket counter. Just have an ID ready in case staff ask.

For half-price tickets, you’ll need to buy them at the manual ticket counter on-site. It’s simple, just bring an ID.

If you need to check anything while you're there, the service hotline is: 029-81399127 (note: it’s likely Chinese-speaking only).

For more information, check out: How to reserve Terracotta Army Tickets.

Hope this helps, and wishing you an amazing trip to Xi’an!

Warm regards,
Daniel Li