More than 2,200 years
ago, Chinas first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, had an enormous
army of soldiers, archers, charioteers, and horses sculpted in
life-size terra-cotta to accompany him into the afterlife. Photographer
O. Louis Mazzatenta reports on more than a thousand pieces that
have been recently excavated in an archaeological epic in progress
for decades near the city of Xian.
After 2,200 years an armored archer still scans the horizon for
enemies of Qin Shi Huang, Chinas first emperor.
Article and photographs by O. Louis Mazzatenta
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