 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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The mighty Qin; The astonishing terracotta army guarding the tomb of China's powercrazed first emperor are mere toy soldiers compared to the boobytrapped treasures that may lie just yards away.
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The Daily Mail (London, England)
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March 27, 2004
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Byline: JULIAN CHAMPKIN
The terracotta army is the eighth wonder of the world. Eight thousand life-sized soldiers, buried in three enormous subterranean chambers, guard the tomb of the first emperor of China.
Armed, and lined up in battle formation, marching silently shoulder to shoulder, they stand like toy soldiers gone mad in scale and number. The men are made from fired clay, and each is about 5ft 11in. Every face and hand is different - the torsos were ma...
