Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses
This “Eighth Wonder of the World” was listed by UNESCO in 1987 as a world cultural heritage site. Life size terra cotta figures of warriors and horses arranged in battle formations symbolically guard the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of Qin dynasty (246-209 B.C.). So far, over 7,000 pottery soldiers, horses, chariots, and even weapons had been unearthed and displayed in the museum.