At his death, China was plunged into more than a decade of chaos. In
this chaos, his invincible army of terracotta was defeated, looted, and
burned. It remained hinden for over 2,200 years until its discovery in 1978.
In a twist of fortune, the Qin army was discovered two years after the end
of the Cultural Revolution in China. No one will ever know what would have
happened had it been discovered during this "revolution". The
world may have never had this treasure - this treasure which makes us marvel
and think of the cost of power.
