Restored terracotta warriors don 'scarves' and 'dresses'

Updated: 2015-02-24 13:39

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Restored terracotta warriors don 'scarves' and 'dresses'

A life-sized terracotta warrior figure wrapped in plastic greenhouse film is seen in the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, Feb 23, 2015. [Photo/CFP]

The 2,200-year-old mausoleum was discovered in Lintong district, 35 km east of Xi'an, in 1974 by peasants who were digging a well.