Photo taken on June 9, 2012 shows the newly unearthed terracotta warrior which was painted with colors at the No. 1 pit of the Museum of Qin Shihuang Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Xi`an, capital of northwest China`s Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

Since the third excavation started in June of 2009, more than 100 terracotta warriors as well as terracotta horses and chariots have been unearthed at the No. 1 pit within the mausoleum complex of Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the founder of China`s first unified feudal empire, the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC).

　　Archaeologists clean the newly unearthed terracotta warrior at the No. 1 pit of the Museum of Qin Shihuang Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Xi`an, capital of northwest China`s Shaanxi Province, June 9, 2012. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

　　Photo taken on June 9, 2012 shows the newly unearthed terracotta warrior which was painted with colors at the No. 1 pit of the Museum of Qin Shihuang Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Xi`an, capital of northwest China`s Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)