Chocolate warrior rules in Xi'an

Entrepreneurs cash in on craze for sweets and other replicas of terracotta soldiers

BEIJING - Replicas of the iconic Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an, capital of northwestern Shaanxi province, have been used as pen containers, ashtrays or even dolls. This time around, the figurines are not made of clay but something else: chocolate.

A piece of terracotta warrior-shaped chocolate went viral online after a user on microblog Sina Weibo uploaded a picture of a kneeling, dark-colored "chocolate knight" on Wednesday night.