Terra Cotta Warriors

Terra Cotta Warriors

The Terra Cotta Warriors is a category of ancient tomb sculptures. In ancient times, human sacrifice was practiced, and slaves were considered as accessories of the slave owner during their lifetime. After the slave owner's death, the slaves were buried as sacrificial objects with the slave owner. The Terra Cotta Warriors are burial objects in the shape of soldiers and horses (chariots, horses, soldiers). It is an important part of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units and the world cultural heritage "Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang and Terracotta Warriors".
Terra Cotta Warriors

Terra Cotta Warriors

On March 29, 1974, farmers dug a well about 1.5 kilometers east of the the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in Lishan Mountain and found the Terra Cotta Warriors. Lishan is an area filled with underground springs and waterways. For centuries, there have been occasional reports of pottery figurines and fragments from Qin tombs - roof tiles, bricks, and large blocks of bricks and stones. This discovery prompted Chinese archaeologists, including Zhao Kangmin, to investigate and reveal the largest group of pottery figurines in history. Afterwards, a museum complex was built in the area, with the largest pit surrounded by a roofed structure.