neurp
La Palma

Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses

(in China > Shaanxi > Xi'an)

Worth visiting!

like a magician!  — 2 years ago

As we were walking back to our bus we were met with a man who asked if we wanted to buy a box of little terracotta warriors. Since they were so much cheaper than the ones the actual shops we decided to get a box. Then the rest of our tour group caught up and they all wanted a box too. In the end our group ended up buying nearly 20 boxes from this guy, who just kept reaching into his jacket and other clothing and bringing out more and more boxes of soldiers. Mind you, these boxes are not small. There were 5 dolls per box, and each figure is three inches tall. Amazing, this guy!

Comments:

Roopez123
0 places

I met the same guy

He was selling the box of five warriors near the bus parking lot. I said the box was too big and he offered me one warrior for an american dollar. Luckily I had a few dollars on me so I gave him one. He pocketed the dollar and the statuette and said “No, five warriors for five dollars”. It was about 110 degress and I must have been crazy from the heat, but I just snapped and ran after the guy yelling “You took my dollar!” Suddenly I heard a voice yell at the guy in Chinese and he stopped and handed me a full box for a dollar.

neurp
La Palma

8rmb for a box, wow, you did good!


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