Face to Face With China's Terra Cotta Warriors

An overhead view of the terra cotta statues found in the burial pits surrounding the tomb of China’s first emperor Qin Shihuang, located north of Xi’an in China.


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Face to Face With China's Terra Cotta Warriors

China's Terra Cotta Warriors have been dubbed the Eighth Wonder of the World. Visit 15 of them at the National Geographic Museum.

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