He knew figures had in the past been dug out of the earth in the area near the city of Xian, home to orchards ... finds of the 20th Century: a terracotta army estimated at 8,000-strong, crafted ...

The statue, believed to be of a high-ranking military commander, was discovered at the famous Terracotta Army site in China, ...

The monochrome figures that visitors to Xian’s terra-cotta army museum see today actually began as the multicolored fantasy of a ruler whose grandiose ambitions extended beyond the mortal realm.

At more than 20 square miles, his tomb in China’s Shaanxi Province contains an estimated 8,000 life-size clay statues of soldiers known as the “terra-cotta army ... in Xi'an City, northwest ...

The site of the terracotta warriors is about 1 hour away from the city center of Xi’an. From our hotel in the city center to the Terracotta Army Museum, we paid 91 RMB ($13 USD) for a Didi car ride.

Archaeologists have made an incredible new discovery at the famous Terracotta Army site in China ... His grand burial site, located near Xi'an, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in ...