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Cheers for China! SARAH XU LEFT: “Clay Terracotta Army” https:// mymodernmet.com TOP: “Ancient China building” https://.www.google.com special, and important because they were known to protect the emperor. They were figures of uncovered life-size soldiers, found by archaeologists, that were in ancient tombs. These clay soldiers were called the “Terracotta Army”. The clay “Terracotta Army” was believed to protect emperors who ruled in ancient China once they died and got buried underground. They were sort of like spirits, guarding the emperor. C an you picture yourself standing right in the middle of the third biggest country? Well, China is very big so you probably don’t want to get walked over by a million people, but China isn’t just big. It is a fun, exciting, and cultural country. Many Chinese people are very proud of their homeland! Other than just being happy and feeling fun and proud for China, you should actually have reasons for why you’re proud of it, which is why you’re reading! There will be a lot of history, dancing, and festival facts while you’re reading. So without further-ado, let’s get to it! China always believed in spirits from long times ago while storytelling festivals, like souls from kings or evil spirits. The Lantern Festival started about… 2,000 years ago. It is very, very important to China’s culture because it is believed to scare evil spirits away, for the flashy colors and loud noise. The Chinese ballet also started a big amount of years ago. The dance is very entertaining! Something else that can be entertained to other people and is very cool is that China is one of the 4 ancient civilizations! ANCIENT CHINA China is HUGE, so that’s why the big country was more advanced than most countries in ancient times. Another thing that was found amazing in Ancient China was a clay soldier project from a war a long, long time ago. These clay soldiers are very cool, 23