I finally got to see the Terracotta Army today.
They have only excavated a small portion of what exists and it is still very impressive. There are about 8000 warriors apparently and they've only uncovered about 1000.
Progress is slowed by the desire to avoid oxidation that ruins the colouring of the soldiers.
Each of the soldiers is unique, but my favourite is mecha terracotta warrior, who was clearly only ever deployed in times of desparate need.
Also of note today is that I learned to play the card game Euchre. We have a 17 hour train journey coming up...
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