TheTerracottaArmy（兵马俑）,isacollectionofterracottasculpturesdepictingthearmiesofQinShiHuang,thefirstEmperorofChina.Itisaformoffuneraryartburiedwiththeemperorin210–209BCandwhosepurposewastoprotecttheemperorinhisafterlife,andtomakesurethathehadpeopletoruleover. 　　Thefigures,datingfrom3rdcenturyBC,werediscoveredin1974bysomelocalfarmersinLintongDistrict,Xi'an,Shaanxiprovince. 　　Thefiguresvaryinheightaccordingtotheirroles,withthetallestbeingthegenerals.Thefiguresincludewarriors,chariotsandhorses.CurrentestimatesarethatinthethreepitscontainingtheTerracottaArmytherewereover8,000soldiers,130chariotswith520horsesand150cavalryhorses,themajorityofwhicharestillburiedinthepitsnearbyQinShiHuang'smausoleum.Otherterracottanon-militaryfigureswerealsofoundinotherpitsandtheyincludeofficials,acrobats,strongmenandmusicians.