Posted on 05/22/2010 8:06:12 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists excavate a tomb confirmed to belong to Cao Xiu, a noted general from the Three Kingdoms period (220-280 AD), in Mangshan county, Luoyang city, Central China's Henan province on May 17, 2010. The 50 by 21-meter tomb, which was found at the end of 2009, has a similar structure to that of Cao Cao, King Wu of Wei kingdom in the Three Kingdoms period (AD 208 to 280). A newly unearthed bronze seal engraved with Cao Xiu's name reveals the tomb owner's identity, and the Henan provincial bureau of cultural relics confirmed it at a press conference held in Luoyang on May 17. Cao Xiu is recorded in Chinese history books as a courageous fighter and high-ranking officer. History books also say Cao Cao took Cao Xiu as a son, even though the two were not related by blood. [Photo/Xinhua]
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Thanks for posting. About 2 months ago I saw the Terra Cotta Warriors exhibit at the Nat Geo Society in DC. It gave me a whole new understanding and appreciation for Chinese history of that period (actually a few hundred years earlier, but still related).
We probably owe this guy money, too.
Nobody, including the writer of the article, has remarked about the most interesting find of all, found in one of the photos: a bowl and SPOON.
If the ancient Chinese nobility had SPOONS, are chop sticks a newer invention— or were the lower classes required to use chop sticks to keep them busy and half-starved to prevent peasant rebellions?
Clever people those ancient Chinese!
Are the Terra Cotta Warriors still in DC? Did they bring any that were restored to their original colors?
I saw them in Xian in 1983 shortly after they first went on exhibit. Simply amazing. The faces were all different, and many closely resembled friends of Chinese descent that I knew in CA when I lived there. Furthermore, there were many that bore Caucasian faces — probably Turks, or Indians.
They had miniatures showing the "assembly line" of how the terra cotta warriors were made. They had parts of several warriors, with specific faces (and you're right...very individual...not cookie cutter at all) and they had 5 full assemblies and they were painted. They explained how you could tell the rank by the hair style and separated the archers from the infantry and the officers. It was very worthwhile...
Xian is off the beaten track — had to travel inland by plane. I always tell my friends who go to China that they haven’t seen China unless they go to Xian to see the warriors. Most are not interested, and that’s a shame.
Nice catch! Chopsticks to eat one rice grain at a time would make meals last longer, and (as we all know, but rarely practice) the longer a meal takes, the less food it takes to feel full.
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