The sculptures of whose armies is Yuan Zhongyi famous for preserving?
Yuan Zhongyi Yuan Zhongyi (袁仲一, born 1932) is a Chinese archaeologist. He is best known for his work in the excavation and preservation of the Terracotta Army in Xi'an, China and is praised as "the father of the Terracotta Warriors".
Battle of Yesil Kol Nor The Battle of Yesil Kol Nor is an 18th-century war painting created by Chinese court painters and European Jesuit monks. It was commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor of the Chinese Qing Empire as part of an order of 16 large battle paintings (8 metres wide by 4 metres tall) to commemorate battles that took place in Qurman, Xinjiang province in February 1759. The battles resulted in the Qing Empire successfully regaining control of Xinjiang from Turks who had occupied the province following the ousting of the Dzungar people from the region by Qing forces.