Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors: Secrets Beneath the Unopened Tomb of China’s First Emperor

✧ In an excavation hall outside Xi’an, thousands of clay soldiers appear to wait in silence. Their hairstyles, armour and expressions vary, yet these figures were never intended for public view. They were buried more than 2,200 years ago beside the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, the ruler who unified China in 221 BCE. The Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors begin with that contradiction: an army…