The museum of Terracotta Warriors was first opened to the public in October 1, 1979.

The majority remain buried near Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum in the Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi province of China.

The Terracotta Army was found at the foot of the mountain Lishan (骊山) in Lintong County (临潼县, today's Lintong Distract of Xi'an), 1.5 km to the east of Qin Shihuang's Tomb (秦始皇陵). Around the findspot, there was stony and deserted land, where local people seldom went to, so the Terracotta Army was found by sheer coincidence.

They were found in the city of Xi'an in China.

Emperor Qin Shi Huang's terracotta army was buried and sealed in the Lintong District, Xi'an, in the Shaanxi province. Discovered in 1974 by local farmers, the incredible collection of sculptures including horses, chariots, and more than 8,000 soldiers.