The Warriors!

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The long awaited visit to the Terra Cotta soldiers arrived today and we were not disappointed.

It is an awesome sight to see the pits which are enclosed in permanent buildings. Unfortunately commercialism is part of the sight with numerous ways to get the tourists to separate from their money.

I bought a book because it is the only way you can get a photo with the farmer who dug the hole which led to the discovery of the tomb. He is over eighty years old now and was in his forties at the time. He also wanted to get paid for his photo. 20 yuan which translates to about $3.25 US so I considered it a bargain.

I suspect the government insists that the buses stop at the jade factories as we had one of those stops on our way back to the hotel. It wasn’t listed on our itinerary interestingly enough. Another couple and Jerry and I stayed on the bus. Sorry - no jade souvenirs.

Back to the hotel for a little happy hour and refresh before boarding the bus to the Tang Dynasty Dinner Show which proved to be outstanding.

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Photos

Pit #1
To give you an idea how large it is - those are people standing on the ledge on the other side of the building.

Being repaired
Didn't know that all the soldiers were destoyed and buried broken. Only a couple were found intact. Although most of the soldiers in the main pit are put back together, you cannot tell that they were in pieces. They are coated after being fully restored.

Front view
Awesome!

With the farmer
The farmer's story and picture are on the wall behind him.