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The figures, dating from approximately the late third century BCE, were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Xian, Shaanxi, China. 👌 The terracotta army is a collection of terracotta sculptures created for the first emperor of China. They were buried with the emperor with the purpose of protecting the him in his afterlife. 🙏 #naturalwonders#urbanexplorer#qingmingtravel#roadtrip
Posted: Apr 4, 2021
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