Terra-Cotta Warriors is the eighth world wonder in Xian city.Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass onto future generations. Our cultural and natural heritages are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. A World Heritage site differs from a site of national heritage and the key is in the words "outstanding universal value.” One of the sites included in the World Heritage list is The Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
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Terra-Cotta Warriors, located in Lintong County, 35 kilometers east of Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, is regarded as "the eighth wonder of the world” and has been listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO since December 1987. It draws millions of visitors from home and abroad every year.
This is believed to be the first imperial mausoleum in China. According to historical records, Qinshihuang mobilized 700,000 workers to build the mausoleum in 38 years.

In ancient China, climbing on top of the mausoleum was regarded as a kind of discourtesy because an ancestor was buried underground. Today, a platform has been built on the mausoleum to provide a place for visitors.
When standing on the roof of the 70-meter-high mausoleum and looking down on the panorama of the mausoleum, which covers an area of 50 square kilometers, one may experience a feeling of awe.
Nearly 8,000 life-sized terracotta warriors and horses, along with tens of thousands of pieces of weaponry, have been uncovered from three pits, where the Army of Terracotta Warriors has slept for almost 2,200 years.
The purpose of the warriors and horses, located less than a mile from the emperor's tomb, was to maintain and protect, throughout eternity, the spirit of Qin Shihuang, the first man to unite China.
A group of farmers accidentally discovered the mausoleum in March 1974 when they were digging a well in the region. The Museum of Terracotta Warriors at Qinshihuang Mausoleum has received 50 million Chinese and overseas visitors since the first three pits containing 8,000 terracotta warriors opened to visitors in 1979.