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where are the terracotta warriors

The Terracotta Warriors are located just outside the city of Xi’an in Shaanxi Province, northwest China, at the Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum Site Museum in the Lintong District, about 40 km (25 miles) from downtown Xi’an.

Quick Scoop

  • Country: China.
  • Province: Shaanxi Province, in the historic Guanzhong region of northwest China.
  • Nearest major city: Xi’an, one of China’s ancient capitals.
  • Exact area: Lintong District, at the foot of Li Mountain (Lishan), near the Wei River.
  • Site name: Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum Site Museum (often called the Terracotta Army Museum)..
  • Distance from Xi’an center: Around 40 km / 25 miles, roughly a one‑hour drive by road.

If you’re picturing it

Think of Xi’an as the historic heart of China; drive east out of the city for about an hour toward low mountains and farmland, and you reach a huge archaeological park where thousands of life‑size clay soldiers still stand in the excavation pits where they were buried more than 2,000 years ago.

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