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He knew figures had in the past been dug out of the earth in the area near the city of Xian, home to orchards ... finds of the 20th Century: a terracotta army estimated at 8,000-strong, crafted ...

The monochrome figures that visitors to Xian’s terra-cotta army museum see today actually began as the multicolored fantasy of a ruler whose grandiose ambitions extended beyond the mortal realm.

Famous for the terracotta army, Xi'an experienced some of the country's strictest lockdowns during the pandemic. Locals were banned from leaving their homes - even to buy food and other basic ...

Since the discovery of the Terracotta Warriors in 1974, archaeological work on Emperor Qinshihuang's mausoleum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province ... The Terracotta army is arranged in a military ...

The mausoleum of the emperor, who ruled from 221 to 210 BC, is in Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi. It is guarded by the iconic Terracotta Army, sculptures meant to protect him in the afterlife.