Qin Shi Huang was cruel and dictatorial, but wise and fair. He was the first Chinese Emperor. In the history of China, he was the first who managed to unite the warring states into an empire and build the Great China Wall which is more than 2000 years old today. That old wall still impresses people with its majesty. Qin Shi Huang spent the first half of his life in battles, and he dedicated the other half of his life to searching for an elixir of immortality. The mystery of his search is left unsolved... As for the artifacts which were left from that time, there are many of them. During his lifetime the Great Emperor made an order to build a tomb for him. The tomb is still incomparable to any other in the world. He ordered to bury his army together with him after his death, but the real soldiers were substituted with the terracotta ones. The soldiers still protect his peace.

The world learned about the terracotta army in 1974 when a local peasant accidentally found out a terracotta head of one of the soldiers. Later the large-scale excavations took place on that territory. As a result, more than 8000 statues of more than 2 meters high, 600 horses, 125 carriages and several bronze chariots, each with four horses harnessed with pure gold and silver gear, were found there.
Unique statues of the soldiers differ by haircuts, mimics and clothes items. The weight of each is around 150 kg. In the giant crypt, you can see infantrymen, horsemen, archers, generals, officers and common soldiers who stand in an attack formation as if they are on the battlefield in front of their Emperor. The armor and weapons of the soldiers (spears, axes, bows, arrows and swords) are real. Even 2000 years after the tomb was constructed every item looks like it has been just made.

The terracotta army of the Emperor is a real masterpiece. In 1987, it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.