Hey,
I actually thought it is closer to this film ...

Qin Yong (A Terracotta Warrior) (1989)

Director: Siu-Tung Ching
Cast: Zhang Yimou, Gong Li 

(1) www.imdb.com/title/tt0098147/

(2) movies2.nytimes.com/gst/m..._id=142820

(3) Please do NOT crash the following site ... 
It has screen cap of the entire film ...
kungfu-movie.com/002_movi..._00001.htm
kungfu-movie.com/002_movi..._00002.htm