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  Lintong District, Xian (Changan), Prov. Shaanxi, China
Bingma Yong (Terracotta Warriors & Horses): Pit №1
Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)
210-209 BC, Ŧ Qin Shi Huangdi (221-210 BC) & later
Comments: The complex is 1.5 km from the burial mound with the
army being placed as if to protect the tomb from the east, where all
the Qin Emperor's conquered states lay. Pit №1 (230 x 62 x 7 m) con-
tains the main army of more than 6,000 figures and has 11 corridors.
 
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