Qin Shi Huang

  • Discovery of Qin Shi Huang’s Terracotta Army (1974)

    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 with the purpose of protecting him in his afterlife. The figures were discovered on the 29th of March 1974…