Today (Saturday) was full! The First Emperor's Tomb...the Terra Cotta Warriors built to guard The First Emperor's Tomb, another excavated tomb with terra cotta figurines, and a visit to Raphael's grandparents 90 year old cave home--built into the side of a mountain.We have been looking forward to seeing the Terra Cotta soldiers for a long time. As an excavation and archeological find, it is amazing! As a reflection on the human heart--it is a more grim reality. As is often the case in our world, we learned of the many people who were hurt...mortally...in the process. Here's the quick history lesson. 2,200 years ago, a despotic ruler, Qin Shi Huangdi, unified China (prior to that it had actually been 7 countries). In his fear for his afterlife and the concerns of his tomb being raided in
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