Terracotta Army
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Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor*
UNESCO World Heritage Site

State Party
Type
Criteria
Reference
Region**
China
Cultural
i, iii, iv, vi
441
Asia-Pacific
Inscription history

Inscription
1987
(11th Session)

* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List.
** Region as classified by UNESCO.
The Terracotta Army (simplified Chinese: 兵马俑; traditional Chinese: 兵馬俑; pinyin:
bīngmsort of armyǎ yǒng; literally "soldier and horse funerary statues") is the Terra Cotta Warriors
and Horses of Qin Shi Huang the First Emperor of China. The terracotta figures, dating
from 210 BC, were discovered in 1974 by some local farmers near Xi'an, Shaanxi
province, China near the Mausouleum of the First Qin Emperor. (Chinese: 秦始皇
陵; pinyin: Qín Shǐhuáng Líng). The figures vary in height (183–195 cm - 6 ft–6 ft 5in),
according to their role, the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors,
chariots, horses, officials, acrobats, strongmen, and musicians. Current estimates are that
in the three pits containing the Terracotta Army there were over 8,000 soldiers, 130
chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which are still buried in

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