Michael A. Stecker
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The Terracotta Warriors near Xian
Located 1.5 kilometers east of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum, Lintong County, Shaanxi Province, Xian.  In 246 BC, Qin Shi Huang, later the first Emperor of all China, had begun work on this mausoleum. He and his Terracotta soldiers and support gear were buried there in about 210 BC.  he Terracotta Army was discovered in March 1974.