We headed off to the warriors today. So much has changed in 10 years! The warrior pits are the same, but the whole parking lot that used to be huge and just dirt is a beautiful park. You must exit a different way than the entrance and it is a huge vendor mall - larger than the Mall of America! There were funny furs for sale everywhere. They almost looked like wolf skins, but I think they were some weird compilation of stuff. Whatever it was I hope we weren't eating it later.
Ling to MPA: The warriors are over 1800 years old from the Qin dynasty. The emperor wanted to live forever and be guarded by his army so they built an entire replica of each and every warrior and buried them. The put lots of booby traps in to protect them and the tomb of the emperor isn't open yet. There are rivers of Mercury still according to some sensors in the tomb. They don't know how to open it yet without destroying what is in it.
Question: How many warriors are there?
We are enjoying our trip so much and Ling is loving getting to know the other girls. 2 more days of comaraderie and we are off on our own doing Red Thread activities and showing Ling her 2 orphanage towns.
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