Local farmers discovered thousands of terracotta warrior statues in Shaanxi, China, in 1974. How much do you know about these ...

The terra-cotta army, as it is known ... a collection of warring kingdoms and took the name of Qin Shi Huang Di—the First Emperor of Qin. During his rule, Qin standardized coins, weights ...

To protect, study and exhibit these cultural relics the people’s government has built the Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses at the Mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang.

Qin (d. 210 B.C.), the first unifier of China, is buried, surrounded by the famous terracotta warriors, at the centre of a complex designed to mirror the urban plan of the capital, Xianyan. The small ...

The world-famous Terracotta Army was constructed to accompany the ... models to represent the guard troops of the first emperor Qin Shi Huang. They were moulded in parts, fired, assembled and ...

No doubt thousands of statues still remain to be unearthed at this archaeological site, which was not discovered until 1974. Qin (d. 210 B.C.), the first unifier of China, is buried, surrounded by the ...

This story appears in the June 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. In an earthen pit in central China, under what used to be their village’s persimmon orchard, three middle-aged women ...

Three Chinese farmers who chanced on the terra cotta army buried with China's first emperor, Qin Shihuang ... sized mausoleum guarded by a life-sized Terracotta Army, and a massive national ...

becoming King of Qin at the age of thirteen. Mostly told through the use of re-enactments, the story continues to the present day and the discovery of the Emperor's tomb and terracotta army in 1974.

For now, Qin Shi Huang’s tomb remains sealed, an ancient mystery protected by time, superstition, and toxic defenses—its secrets undisturbed for over two millennia. ‘120,000-year-old ...