The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China in the period 210–209 BCE. This army was created to protect the emperor in his afterlife.

The statues were discovered in 1974 by farmers in Lintong District, Xi’an, Shaanxi province. They varied in height according to their roles, with the tallest being the generals. Estimates from 2007 were that the three pits containing the Terracotta Army held more than 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which remained buried in the pits nearby Qin Shi Huang’s mausoleum.

This piece pictured here is a life scale replica of a terracotta warrior and makes a wonderful addition to any garden, but particularly one that has dedicated a Chinese feature or destination.

Attempt to design the landscape surroundings to be compatible with the item being featured. This general would look very comfortable  in a bamboo grove or perhaps in a battlefield scene with boulders and sand. Here we show General Jiang Jun standing in a mangrove forest which might be a probable place for him to be.

The design solution is up to the designer but hopefully it will make sense to the viewer as well.

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