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====Qin's Army, Terracotta==== The Terracotta Army, sometimes referred to as "Qin's Armies", Terracotta Warriors and Horses is a collection of 8,099 larger than life Chinese terra cotta figures of warriors and horses located near the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor. The figures vary in height according to their rank; the tallest being the Generals. The heights range is 6ft - 6ft 5in, or more than a full foot taller than the average soldier of the period. The figures were discovered near Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China. Construction of this mausoleum began in 246 BC and is believed to have taken 700,000 workers and craftsmen 38 years to complete. buried alongside great amounts of treasure and objects of craftsmanship, as well as a scale replica of the universe complete with gemmed ceilings representing the cosmos, and flowing mercury representing the great earthly bodies of water. Pearls were also placed on the ceilings in the tomb to represent the stars, planets, etc. The tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi is near an earthen pyramid 76 meters tall and nearly 350 square meters.
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