It's just after 3 and we're on the bus again after a great lunch at a very touristy restaurant near the terra cotta soldiers. They had these 'belt noodles' that were flat and wide and served plain with scallions and they had sweet and sour chicken, not deep fried. They also has sweet potatoes but they were really just potatoes with a candy glaze on them. ~ ate them even though I'm not crazy about potatoes. Mom, you should be proud.
Before that we spent hours at the terra cotta soldier museum. It was fascinating. There are 3 pits they are excavating. One was damaged by a peasant revolt thousands of years ago. One was damaged when the roof caved in. The other was slowly being dug out. Most of the statues you see have been damaged or put back together. Only five were found in tact. At night archaeologists are still working on it but it is slow going.m There is a very strong belief in China that you are not to disturb the tombs of the dead which is why they don't excavate more even though they know it's there. There are over 600 pits and only 30 have been investigated. The tomb itself has not been touched at all.
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