the terracotta army was discovered in china on 29 march 1974.
the terracotta army was discovered in china on 29 march 1974.
when was the terracotta army discovered in china?
29 march 1974
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 was discovered on 29 march 1974 by farmers digging a water well approximately east of the qin emperor's tomb mound at mount li (lishan), a region riddled with underground springs and watercourses. for centuries, occasional reports mentioned pieces of terracotta figures and fragments of the qin necropolis – roofing tiles, bricks and chunks of masonry. this discovery prompted chinese archaeologists, including zhao kangmin, to investigate, revealing the largest pottery figurine group ever found. a museum complex has since been constructed over the area, the largest pit being enclosed by a roofed structure.









































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terracotta army
the exhibition traveled to north america and visited museums such as the asian art museum of san francisco, bowers museum in santa ana, california, houston museum of natural science, high museum of art in atlanta, national geographic society museum in washington, d.c. and the royal ontario museum in toronto. subsequently, the exhibition traveled to sweden and was hosted in the museum of far eastern antiquities between 28 august 2010 and 20 january 2011. an exhibition entitled 'the first emperor – china's entombed warriors', presenting 120 artifacts was hosted at the art gallery of new south wales, between 2 december 2010 and 13 march 2011. an exhibition entitled "l'empereur guerrier de chine et son armée de terre cuite" ("the warrior-emperor of china and his terracotta army"), featuring artifacts including statues from the mausoleum, was hosted by the montreal museum of fine arts from 11 february 2011 to 26 june 2011. in italy, from july 2008 to 16 november 2008, five of the warriors of the terracotta army were displayed in turin at the museum of antiquities, and from 16 april 2010 to 5 september 2010 were exposed nine warriors in milan, at the royal palace, at the exhibition entitled "the two empires". the group consisted of a horse, a counselor, an archer and six lancers. the "treasures of ancient china" exhibition, showcasing two terracotta soldiers and other artifacts, including the longmen grottoes buddhist statues, was held between 19 february 2011 and 7 november 2011 in four locations in india: national museum of new delhi, prince of wales museum in mumbai, salar jung museum in hyderabad and national library of india in kolkata.
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