The Terracotta Warriors

The Terracotta Warriors are 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 to protect the emperor in his afterlife. There are about 8,000 soldiers guarding the
emperor.

Colors
According to statistics, a lot of colors were painted on The Terracotta Warriors, including soft
green, bright red, dark red, pink, and white. Among them, red was the most common.

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Facts:
 The average soldier stands 5 feet, 8 inches tall.
 Every soldier is unique; no two are alike, and each has unique and realistic features.
 The army took an estimated 40 years.
 Constriction of the tomb began when the emperor was 13 years of age.
 Standing shoulder to shoulder, 8,000 would take up 18,000 square feet.