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My sister and brother (and his wife) are on a cruise to China. They shared photos of the 2200 year old Terracotta Army in Xian, China. Some 8000 terracotta soldiers were discovered in 1974 when farmers were digging a well. China's first emperor Qin, a harsh dictator, had ordered them made by slaves to accompany him in death. It is an elaborate mausoleum considered one of the greatest archaelogical sites in the world. Emperor Qin unified China, standardized its weights and measures, monetary, economic, legal and political systems. He built The Great Wall. His son had all the 700,000 artisans and workers buried alive to keep the location of the tomb a secret. Here is an interesting
link if you want more details.
And let us commemorate the Sept 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States.
13 comments:
Your sister visits some fantastic places! Hugs, Valerie
I've been there and it truly is an amazing place. I'll never forget September 11th. School was about to begin and my first graders came in telling me a plane had crashed into a building. I thought it was a small plane. The rest of the day was a blur in my mind. Some parents even came to pick their children up.
Love.
I have two replicas of the Terracotta soldiers on our fireplace mantle in our family room plus a book in my library about them! Fascinating find and story~
700,000 people buried alive. How wrong is that.
Really amazing!
I saw one of the terra cotta sculptures here at the art museum in Hawaii. Very beautiful exhibit.
Amazing to see this wondrous sight. Thanks for sharing!
I would love to see that!
My gosh, so many buried alive. That is awful. I'd never heard of this before.
Goodness me - your sister travels far and wide
All the best Jan
This is the best type of travel!
glad your sister is sharing with you her adventures Christine!
i saw a detailed program about this army on t.v years ago and it was thrilling as these pics are
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