The eighth wonder of the ancient world was discovered by accident. In 1974 in X i’an, China, a group of farmers were digging when they uncovered a pit containing thousands of life-size warrior statues. The Ter racotta Armyis part of an enormous mausoleum, built to accompany the First Emperor into the af terlife.
Over 2,000 years ago, Emperor Qin (pronounced Chin) Shi Huang had united the seven warring states into the single nation of China, which gets its name from his k ingdom.