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 | Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of Immortality was an exhibition in 2018. For more than 2,000 years, the warriors guarded the tomb of Qin Shihuang, China’s First Emperor. Discovered by chance in 1974, the underground army is one of the greatest archaeological finds known. Centerpiece is a phalanx of the funerary army, including soldiers, horses and chariots. |  Works of ancient Chinese art crafted from gold, jade and bronze were found. |
 | As many as 700,000 people toiled to create the army, mainly day labour, and probably conscripted. Each soldier was made from the feet up, with successive body parts shaped from coils of clay. Each face is unique. |  |
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 |  Qin Shi Huang was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of China. He was born in 259 BC and died in 210 BC. |
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