In 1974, east of the Mausoleum สุสาน of Emperor Qinshihuang in临潼Líntóng, near Xi'an, capital of 陕西Shǎnxī Province, three pits หลุม filled with row after row of life-sized clay figures of warriors and horses were discovered by some well-digging peasants. Pit No.1, the largest, contains more than 6 000 such figures in different lines and rows