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Discovery. The Terracotta Army was discovered on 29 March 1974 by farmers digging a water well approximately 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) east of the Qin Emperor's tomb mound at Mount Li (Lishan), a region riddled with underground springs and watercourses.
The Terracotta Army's curse on the farmers
The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures dating back to the third century BC and depict the armies of the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. They were discovered in 1974 by a group of farmers while digging their farm
The Terracotta Warriors. Emperor Qin Shihuang, founder of China's first Qin dynasty, built himself a massive tomb with 8,000 terracotta clay soldiers and 800 horses and chariots guarding his resting place. ... After over 2,000 years of burial, local farmers discovered it just outside Chang'an in central China