Whenever one mentions "Xi'an" to an American, he immediately thinks of the terra-cotta soldiers buried there by Emperor Chin Shihuang, and unearthed not too many years ago.

一说“西安”二字，美国人就会想到全世界有名的兵马俑和秦始皇。

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Creation of the terra cotta army required hundreds of conscripted artisans, who mass-produced the soldiers' bodies but gave every face a fine-tuned individuality.

制作兵马俑的工程招募了成百上千名工匠，他们造出大批量的士兵身体而同时让每张脸显示出独特的个性。

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Such cruelty brought forth the wonders of the terra cotta soldiers and horse, the Epang Palace, and the Great Wall, but also kindled the anger and discontentment of the lower class.

这种无情和冷酷造就了兵马俑、阿房宫和长城的奇迹， 同时也点燃了底层人民的不满和怒火。

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"Here is the first person to discover the terra-cotta soldiers, " barks a tour guide to a group of Hong Kong visitors.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | Visions of China: Xi'an

Excavations showed the clay torsos were part of a legion of life-size terra-cotta soldiers and horses, deployed 22 centuries ago by the eccentric Emperor Qin Shihuang.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | Visions of China: Xi'an