Figures vary in height, size, facial expressions, uniform, hair, and weapons. He was and still is, a testament to the amount of skills and work as well as the pure power, the first emperor had to enable it to undertake such a monumental project.
According to historian Sima Qian, after the death and burial of Qin Shi Huang, the complex funeral which housed the statues was looted, looted and burned by General Xiang Yu approximately five years after the death of the emperor. The fire lasted for approximately three months, but despite the damage caused a large part of the army survived. They have also survived an earthquake and have thus defended their emperor more than 2,000 years.
The site of the terracotta army was found in 1974 in Xian, China, where three local farmers have been dug up wells and came across it by accident. Excavation in 1976 entered new areas filled complex many statues in addition. To date, approximately 8,000 statues were recovered. Discovery has fascinated the world and is considered the eighth wonder of the ancient world.
