Terracotta Warriors and Horses, namely Qin Shihuang Terracotta Warriors and Horses, also referred to as Qin Terracotta Warriors or Horses, the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units, the first batch of Chinese World Heritage Sites, located in the Terracotta Warriors and Horses 1.5 km east of the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum in Lintong District, Xi`an City, Shaanxi Province.
Terracotta Warriors are a category of ancient tomb sculptures. In ancient times, human beings were practiced. The slaves were the attachments of the slave masters. After the slave owners died, the slaves were to be buried as slaves. The terracotta warriors and horses are made into funerary objects in the shape of soldiers and horses chariots, horses, soldiers.
On March 4, 1961, the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang was announced by the State Council as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
In March 1974, Terracotta Warriors were discovered.
In 1987, the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses were approved by UNESCO to be included in the World Heritage List. It was hailed as the `eighth wonder of the world`. More than 200 foreign heads of state and government visited the country and became an ancient Chinese glory. A gold-plated business card of civilization is known as one of the world`s top ten ancient tomb treasures.
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