Visit xians top attraction terracotta warriors and horses museum at your own pace with the convenience and comfort of private services the terracotta warriors and horses museum was listed by unesco in 1987 as one of the world cultural heritages those life size figures were uncovered by peasants in 1974 when digging a well and then became the major archaeological discovery of the 20th century for 2 200 years the xian terracotta warriors silently guarded the tomb of qin shihuang the firs