Secrets of Chinas Terracotta Warriors (Full Documentary).. The Terracotta Army or the Terracotta Warriors and Horses 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 and whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife. The figures, dating from approximately the late third century BCE, were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Lintong District, Xian, Shaanxi province. The figures vary in height according to their roles, with the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors, chariots and horses. There were three pits containing the Terracotta Army which held more than 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses near Qin Shi Huangs (the first Emperor of China) mausoleum.Other terracotta non-military figures were found in other pits, including officials, acrobats, strongmen and musicians. https://youtube/watch?v=8UJOcsCHyIQ
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