March 20, 2014

Terracotta Army

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Terracotta Army (pinyin: Bing mǎ yǒng), Terracotta Army is a collection or a collection of 8,099 terracotta warriors and
horse-shaped figure with the original size are located near the tomb of the first Emperor of Qin Dynasty, Qin Shi Huang. The soldier figures were discovered in 1974 near Xi`an, Shaanxi Province. Terracotta was built in 210 BC - 209 BC and aims to protect the Qin emperor after the death of the Emperor. And in 1987 this building is accepted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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