Terra-cotta warriors and horses, also referred to as qin terra-cotta warriors and horses or qin terra-cotta warriors and horses, are the first national key cultural relic protection units and the first Chinese world heritage sites, which are located in the terra-cotta warriors and horses pit 1.5 kilometers east of the qin shi huang mausoleum in lintong district, xi 'an, shaanxi province.

Terracotta warriors and horses are a category of ancient tomb sculptures. In ancient times, the practice of human sacrifice, the slave is the slave owner's subsidiary, slave owner after death as a funeral goods for the slave owner buried. The terra-cotta warriors and horses are funeral objects in the shape of chariots, horses and soldiers.

1987, qin shihuang's mausoleum and the Terra Cotta Warriors pit by UNESCO approval listed in the "world heritage", and is known as the "eighth wonder of the world" [4], there have been more than 200 foreign heads of state and government to visit, as China's brilliant ancient civilization a gold card, is regarded as one of the world's ten tomb rare treasures.