One of the most stunning examples of Martial Arts of China is the finding of the Terracotta Army, a collection of over 6,000 life-size terracotta statues of soldiers and horses, discovered in March 1974 at Qin, near the modern city of Xi’an (that was the former Chang'an ("Eternal Peace"), previously the ancient capital of the Qin Dynasty), in China. 

Farmers drilling a well found a subterranean chamber containing terracotta statues. Further investigation subsequently revealed the amazing scale of the discovery. The figures, facing east, ready for battle, were individually modelled, probably as portraits of real people, and they were accompanied by real chariots, bronze and leather bridles, and objects of jade and bone. Their weapons included bows, arrows, spears, and swords, many made from an unusual alloy that was still bright and sharp when found.  

The tomb was built around 2,100 years ago, and the Terracotta Army is thought to be part of a funeral compound that could have covered a huge area of up to 50 sq km (19 sq mi). Ancient Chinese writings describe the building of a vast underground palace concealed under a mound to house the dead emperor.  Whatever the truth of these reports the site still remains to be fully discovered.  The main tomb itself is still unexcavated, but other finds already include a series of large bronzes, the earliest so far known in China, and over 70 individual burials.  The Terracotta Army has been exhibited world wide.  

In 1997 the excavation of the warriors was declared a World Cultural Heritage by the United Nations, and the below stamps were issued at this occasion.