ChariotWe stopped by for lunch before the actual warriors and reached them a little after noon. The site has three different pits where warriors have been found, and they are still looking for more. The pits are covered with halls to prevent rain and sun from destroying the statues even more. Besides the actual excavation pits and warriors, they also have a place where the half size replicas of the two chariots that have been found are. The guide told us that only two chariots (horse carriages) have been found, and there should be a total of 81 of them, so 79 are still somewhere underground.
WarriorsDuring our tour we also visited a building where you could see a short movie, that told a story of the warriors. The movie told us that the emperor who ordered the warriors to be made, wanted his army to protect his rule also in the afterlife and that's why he had the Terracotta Warriors made according to his army (so every warrior looks different). The Warriors were buried close to the tomb where the emperor was later buried. In the same building we also saw the 80 year old farmer who found the first warriors. I guess his job nowadays is to sit behind a desk, but it's not allowed to take pictures of him.
The Warriors were definitely worth a visit and the tour guide was nice. Probably the most amazing thing in the warriors is the fact that they were made and that they are still in pretty good condition despite their age. The other is, of course, the fact that there's no way of knowing how many warriors are still underground, and also the amount that has already been discovered is just unbelievable.
Dumpling PartyIn the evening there was a dumpling party in the hostel and we were able to make dumplings on our own. The cooks showed us how to make them and then we practiced doing them. In the end we got to eat them and they were pretty good. The hostel had a really good sauce for the dumplings which made them better than normal.
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