figurines of soldiers and horses buried with the dead; specifically refers to the terracotta statues discovered at the tomb of the first emperor of China in Xi'an

(historical) A government office in old Beijing, first established during the Yuan Dynasty, responsible for maintaining public order, catching criminals, and overseeing municipal tasks like road and clearing streets and drains.

provisions and supplies must be ready before troops move; used as an idiom to mean that whatever one does, one must first be well-prepared

The Terracotta Army; the collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of the first emperor of China, buried near his mausoleum in Xi'an