My friends used to tell me that all Chinese people look alike. That was a really dumb thing to say and it's made even more ridiculous by the Terra Cotta soldiers that I saw earlier today. These are over 7000 clay soldiers created during the Quin Dynasty and the subject of "Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor." It was just unbeleivable that someone would create 7000 different statues with different faces, armor, and features. It took over 40 years to create this "8th Wonder of the World," and it's truly a wonder to witness. I haven't seen "Mummy 3" and probably will never see it unless...actually I'll never see it, but I hope that it captures the awesome depth of these statues. But I have my doubts because no Brendan Frasier movie has ever resonated with me except for his performance in "Encino Man" (wheezing the juuuuuice).
Monday, April 06, 2009
China-Day 5
My friends used to tell me that all Chinese people look alike. That was a really dumb thing to say and it's made even more ridiculous by the Terra Cotta soldiers that I saw earlier today. These are over 7000 clay soldiers created during the Quin Dynasty and the subject of "Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor." It was just unbeleivable that someone would create 7000 different statues with different faces, armor, and features. It took over 40 years to create this "8th Wonder of the World," and it's truly a wonder to witness. I haven't seen "Mummy 3" and probably will never see it unless...actually I'll never see it, but I hope that it captures the awesome depth of these statues. But I have my doubts because no Brendan Frasier movie has ever resonated with me except for his performance in "Encino Man" (wheezing the juuuuuice).
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I love how as soon as you've seen this wonder of the world, you tie it back to Mummy3. That's why you're awesome Pete.
X'ian was one of the most amazing things I saw on my China tour too!
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