the museum of qin terra cotta warriors at xi'an is a sight not to be missed by and visitor to China. life-size clay figures of 7000 soldiers, horses, and chariots stand in battle formation. these famous figures were discovered by chance in 1974. a group of workers found ancient pottery when the were digging a well.The site caught the attention of archeologists immediately. The warriors and from the tomb of emperor qin shi Huang. when he came to power between 221-206 B.C.,at the age of 13, he began work on his tomb. it took many years to complete.