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An army for the afterlife, Xin Shi Huang Di's mausoleum.

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A terracotta army has risen from the underworld after 2,200 years.

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This great army entombed in the earth was made for Xin Shi Huang Di to conquer the afterlife.

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His mausoleum is in Xi'an, in China.

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It took 700,000 labourers and 40 years to build.

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The Qin conquered all of China in 221 BC and a vast unified state was born.

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Xin Shi Huang Di was the first emperor of all China.

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Amazing buried treasure was discovered about one kilometre from his mausoleum in 1974.

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Terracotta figures were unearthed from five metres beneath the surface.

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There are rows of soldiers and horses, 8,000 in all.

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Three rows of life-size warriors head the formation. They're the vanguards.

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Officers ride on horse-drawn chariots behind.

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A stunning number of soldiers in the formation of the Qin army is at the rear.

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The terracotta figures are aligned with the road to the mausoleum.

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This was part of the Qin emperor's tomb complex.

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The faces are lifelike. They are so delicately carved you can see each strand of hair.

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Each face is unique and shows the various ethnic groups that made up the army.

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The general's colours have been recreated from pigment traces.

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These horse-drawn bronze chariots were found near the emperor's mausoleum.

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It appears that the emperor planned to conquer the afterlife riding his chariot.

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The Qin dynasty was overthrown.

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Rebel chief Xiang Yu set fire to the terracotta army.

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Qin Shi Huangdi hoped to rule the world, but his dream died with him.