A domestic tourist damaged two ancient clay warriors after he climbed over a fence and jumped into a section of China's Terracotta Army last week.
The 30-year-old man was visiting the museum that houses the Terracotta Army in Xi'an on Friday when he "climbed over the guardrail and the protective net and jumped", staff said.
While inside, the man "pushed and pulled" the over 1800-year-old figures, damaging two of them "to varying degrees", staff reported.
The man was found to be suffering from mental illness and the case is now under investigation.
The pit he jumped into is around 5.4m deep, according to the museum's website.
Believed to have been built in 209 BC to protect the tomb of China's first emperor, the 8000 strong army is one of the country's most important archaeological discoveries and busiest tourist sites.
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