How to Pronounce Zhao Kangmin
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Jan 01, 0001 Died on 16 May 2018 (aged 2017)
Chinese archaeologist
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About Zhao Kangmin
- Zhao Kangmin (Chinese: ???; Wade–Giles: Chao K'ang-min; July 1936 – 16 May 2018) was a Chinese archaeologist best known for discovering and naming the Terracotta Warriors of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, one of the most famous archaeological discoveries of the 20th century.
- Fragments of the warriors were initially found in 1974 by farmers digging a well, but Zhao was officially credited as the discoverer as he was the first to recognize the significance of the fragments and reconstruct them into life-size statues.
- He also led or participated in many other excavations and served as a longtime curator of the Lintong Museum.
