Terracotta army

Over 7,000 soldiers, horses and chariots built in life-sized form by thousands of workers and designed by Emperor Qin Shi Huang the founder of a unified China, to defend himself in the afterlife.

Emperor Qin’s burial mound – not excavated yet

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Bronze horses and chariots found in field 1 mile away

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