The Terracotta Army is an impressive collection of sculptures depicting the armies of the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. The sculptures were discovered in 1974 near the city of Xi'an in Shaanxi province, and are believed to have been created to protect the emperor in the
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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 in his mausoleum with the purpose of protecting him in his afterlife.