ancient terracotta warriors and horses; funerary figurines
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terracotta warriors and horses; funerary figurines of soldiers and horses
formalSpecifically refers to the life-sized terracotta army buried with Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor of China. It is now an iconic historical and archaeological site in Xi'an. Can also refer broadly to similar, smaller funerary figurines from other periods.
Qín秦
Shǐ始
Huáng皇
líng陵
Bīng兵
mǎ马
yǒng俑
shì是
shì世
jiè界
dì第
bā八
dà大
qí奇
jī迹
。
The Terracotta Army of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is the Eighth Wonder of the World.
Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
zhǎn展
chū出
le了
yī一
pī批
Hàn汉
dài代
de的
xiǎo小
xíng型
bīng兵
mǎ马
yǒng俑
。
The museum exhibited a batch of small-scale terracotta warriors and horses from the Han dynasty.
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Cān参
guān观
bīng兵
mǎ马
yǒng俑
shí时
，
wǒ我
bèi被
qí其
hóng宏
dà大
de的
guī规
mó模
suǒ所
zhèn震
hàn撼
。
When I visited the Terracotta Army, I was awestruck by its grand scale.