At the site of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum in the city of Xi ... Today, they are one of the most recognizable pieces of funerary art in the world. Reportedly, it took 700,000 laborers ...

Qin Shi Huang had work on his enormous mausoleum started early in his reign. The terracotta warriors of the “underground army” guarding the mausoleum, unearthed in 1974, amazed the world.

He was called Qin Shi Huang or "First Emperor of Qin." He standardized the written script, weights and measures, and currency, and established the system of prefectures and counties. The ...