I need an easy way to convert a List<int> to a string array.

I have:

var the_list = new List<int>();
the_list.Add(1);
the_list.Add(2);
the_list.Add(3);

string[] the_array = new string[the_list.Count];
for(var i = 0 ; i < the_array.Count; ++i)
    the_array[i] = the_list[i].ToString();

...which looks to be very ugly to me.

Is there an easier way?

Note: I'm looking for an easier way - not necessarily a faster way.