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Terracotta Warriors celebrate 50 years

Updated: Sep 10, 2024 By Chen Nan chinadaily.com.cn Print
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Scenes from the Chinese acrobatic drama A Thousand Years in One Finger. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

In 1974, an archaeological team began excavating Pit No 1 of Emperor Qinshihuang's mausoleum, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, in Xi'an. The excavation unveiled a vast underground army of life-size Terracotta Warriors created to accompany the emperor in the afterlife. The warriors, modeled after real soldiers, were found alongside numerous bronze weapons, re-creating the powerful Qin army that unified the country over 2,000 years ago.

In 1987, the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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