Terracotta Army Warriors, Xian China
Xi’an[a] is the capital of Shaanxi Province. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong Plain,[7] the city is the third most populous city in Western China, after Chongqing and Chengdu, as well as the most populous city in Northwest China.[8] Its total population was 12,952,907 as of the 2020 census. The total urban population was 9.28 million.[9]
The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE with the purpose of protecting him in his afterlife.
Terracotta Warriors, Xian China
The figures, dating from approximately the late 200s BCE,[1] were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Lintong County, outside Xi’an, Shaanxi, China. The figures vary in height according to their rank, the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors, chariots and horses. Estimates from 2007 were that the three pits containing the Terracotta Army hold more than 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses, and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which remain in situ in the pits near Qin Shi Huang’s mausoleum.[2] Other, non-military terracotta figures have since been found in other pits, including those of officials, acrobats, strongmen, and musicians.[3]
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