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The Terra Cotta Warriors

They believe there may be up to 8,000 of these life-size figures in total. They were made almost 2,200 years ago, taking 700,000 workers almost 39 years to construct. They weren't discovered until 1974.
The Terra Cotta Warrior Museum
The Terra Cotta Warrior Museum
Pit 3, One of the First Excavation Sites
Pit 3, One of the First Excavation Sites
Pit 1, the Largest of the Excavated Sites
Pit 1, the Largest of the Excavated Sites
Another View of Pit 3
Another View of Pit 3
And One Last View
And One Last View