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OverviewTerracotta ArmyOne ticket, two places: the clay army in its pits, and the unopened tomb it guards. Start here, then open each page.
1Terracotta Army PitsThousands of life-size clay soldiers in battle order, found by farmers digging a well in 1974.
2First Emperor's TombThe unopened tomb of China's first emperor, with his bronze chariots, acrobats and officials in pits round it.

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Cover photo: Terracotta Army, Gary Lee Todd, CC0, Wikimedia Commons © 2026 Timeless Places