Today we went to see the terra cotta warriors. It was amazing. It took about an hour to get there, and then we went to see a video about them first. There are 3 pits of warriors, and pit 1 is the biggest. I learned that they were built to keep the emperor safe when he dies. They used to have weapons and be colored but now that they have been underground for 2 years they're not the same. Our guide also said that when they were first discovered they were colorful but after 30 minutes of air pollution the color faded. To the left is a picture i took of pit 2 of the terra cotta warriors. They are nicknamed the "eighth wonder of the world" and the greatest archaelogical find of the 20th century. I definetely agree.
When we finished seeing the warriors we went to lunch at a restaurant. The food was really good. Since we were in a touristy area of china, there were many people trying to tell us these terra cotta dolls for "cheap". One lady would not leave us for 20 minutes. We tried haggling with her but she left after she realized that we were only offering 1 yuan. Also, many people were selling pomegranates. They seem to be very popular here, almost as common as apples in America.
Then we went to the hot springs nearby. It was very beautiful, because the mountains were in the background and there were many chinese type buildings. We learned about how the emperor turned these springs into his resort because he thought the area was very beautiful. We spent a long time there and we could put our feet into the hot spring. It felt very nice and refreshing.
After the hot springs we went back to school to be picked up by our host students. We waited about 20 minutes to find an empty taxi and then we finally got home around 7:20.
Today was a very busy day, and I can say it was my favorite day so far. Tomorrow we will stick around the school and have art class and i think go to more people's classes
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Nice blog... especially for a girl who didn't want to write one!
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