Five more chambers of first emperor's tomb found

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[Fred Mertz]

Thanks for the history lesson tonight.

[MainFrame65]

My wife and I (along with my son and his new, Chinese wife) visited there in 1994. It has to rank as one of the true wonders of the world. We were told then that they knew that there was even more to be discovered, and this confirms that prediction.

Besides Hong Kong, we visited Dalien, Xiuyan, Dandong, Beijing, Shanghai, Suchow, Hangjou, Xi'an, and Guilin. The last three were the most interesting, with Xi'an at the top of the list. It was the trip of a lifetime, arranged and guided by our son's wife, whose father was a county "mayor" in Northern China. We were guests of a multitude of other government officials at various levels for virtually every meal for the week we were in their part of the country, and had a limo and a police escort for all of that time.

[tubebender]

How tall are those terracotta figures ? They are truly stunning in detail.

[nopardons]

Fantastic find ! Please ping me, when more info comes to light.

[MainFrame65]

Life size - and individually, lifelike.

[Fiddlstix]

Bump

[freedumb2003]

>>I wonder what will be found in the tomb...
Al Capones Safe... <<

Geraldo's career?

[smalltown]

They are lifesize. Keep in mind that they are "reconstructed" from shattered pieces of the originals.
Very difficult and time-consuming work.

[iowafarmboy]

Great Pictures. Do you realize that one of the "Generals" from this army is here in the good ole USA? A collector was able to get one before the world new of the find.

[abner]

Cool..

[abner]

emperor's tomb was not yet opened due to mercury gas inside.

Something about a mercury lake & rivers inside of the tomb. Totally fascinating. I imagine it evaporated over the centuries. The mercury lake and rivers would be quite a sight.

[B.Bumbleberry]

Just a little addition to your fine exposition. Just after the emporer died, the peasants revolted, broke into the underground chambers holding the terra cotta warriors and smashed and burned a lot of them.

[Fellow Traveler]

Sonds like a great trip. I went to China for a total of about six weeks spread over two years in the late 90's. I got to see the terracotta warriors of Xian. The museum in Xian is pretty good as well. The other cool thing is the wall around the city of Xian. It is about 50 to 70 feet high and is probably 4 or 5 miles on each side. Very impressive. My favorite chinese city is probably Chungking or Dailian. I wanted to visit the old port of Lushun(Port Arthur of Russo-Japanese war fame). It is on the other side of the penisula from Dalian. One neat thing in Dalian is a retreat that was originally built for Mao and other high party members. Absolutley gorgeous area. It is not buuilt on the vast scale of so many other projects in China. It is much more human and elegant. One other great place to go is in Sechuan provine near the city of Leshan. It is Mt. Emi. It is one of the four most holy sights to the buddahist. Absolutley incredible all the temples other structures that have been built on this 13,000 tall mountain.

[MattAMiller]

Wow. Thanks for the history lesson.

[thulldud]

Strom Thurmond campaign buttons?

[fish hawk]

Lost but found = Jimmy Hoffa.

[appeal2]

Just don't eat at any local restaurants with Mongolian spit kettles. Your stomach will never forgive you. But yes those soldiers are incredible to look at. You feel like they will start marching any moment.

[MainFrame65]

You cannot know China without a visit to Xi'an, to see the warriors and the museum, as well as that city wall. You can see a little about it here: http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/xian.htm

In Beijing, Tien An Min Square and Mao's Tomb were the major sights to see, along with the adjacent forbidden city. After that, I liked Guilin best. The limestone hills that pepper the landscape make you feel like you are in the mountains, but the mountains are only a couple of hundred feet high - including in the center of town. It is a beautiful and fascinating place. Try this link: http://www.chinavista.com/travel/guilin/main.html

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