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some scholars believe the terracotta warriors was built for 宣太后 by his son. 宣太后 is great grandma of 秦始皇(the first emperor). she is the first woman in Chinese history to use the title "太后"(a title for emperor's mother). there's a Chinese tv drama called 芈月传 tells about her story.
The lady once told a diplomat that when her husband the former emperor laid his leg on her, it’s heavy. But when he laid on top of her, she enjoyed it....lol....
The terracotta warrior site is only a part of the entire mausoleum system, which mimicked the entire central government under the compound. There are still new discoveries from time to time.
What an impressive sight these terra cotta warriors. Especially if you imagine they were built over 2000 years ago by the first emperor of unified China. The craftmanship that went into this army is unbelievable. The coolest thing is that there are still so many new things being discovered every day. They haven't even been in the tomb of the emperor of which it is thought that there are treasures as well as prototypes of palaces etc. In the coming years and decennia, the site will probably become much bigger. This is really a top see sights if you come to china in 2019
And there are said to be traps inside the emperor's tomb as well! Scientists haven't gone in there yet but they did send in some robots or probes, which detected mercury levels which were dozens of times higher than the normal range. The emperor was pretty serious about securing his tomb, it seems. Maybe they should send in Indiana Jones? 🤠
@@再續前緣-z2c To translate, deeper excavations have ceased due to oxidation of the artefacts (permanent damages). Today's excavations are merely concentrated on less important sites. When technology is advanced enough to preserve the unearthed artefacts, then time will come to excavate Qin Shi Huang's tomb.
In China, old people usually go to do some exercises either early in the morning or late in the evening in squares or parks. Everyone is welcomed to join them.
It’s been over 13 years I went to see the exhibit. Surely the facilities have been improved. We hired a tour guide to enjoy details at a higher level. Pit 2 shows how the archeologists found the tombs, caved in and statues covered in dirt. The city offers more places to see as well. Lovely country and people.
Their enimies even didn't have chance to look clearly at their face. More than 2200 years ago, Qin Army attacked from long distance, for The crossbow were their main weapon.
Pit 2 actually present the details of how the army are being structured when preparing for war. I rented the audio guide while I was there and the introduction given was extremely detailed, even explained what those "grooves" in the pit are for. It was pretty educational and gave an insight on the intelligence of the ancient people. 😊 Actually I personally recommend to start with pit 1 as it displays how the place was discovered by a farmer and you can see a full array of the armies. Then move on to pit 2 and 3 for the more detailed explanation of why the armies are arranged in that manner. At least that works better for me. My 2 cents worth. 😁 P/s: I loveeeee your videos. Looking forward to new videos soon. 💖
Hi Christine! Thank you for the info, I wonder were there actual warriors in pit 2 then when you visited? 😊 aside from a few broken ones I mean? So cool to hear you are enjoying our videos, thank you for watching 😘👌🏻
@@NaickKim I remember there were more than when you were there. I guess the ongoing excavation work means that it's always changing. But I feel that pit 2 is more on the formation of the warriors based on ancient Chinese military strategy.
Every Terracotta Warrior is individual, and every one has its colors before, but when they were expored in the air from earth, colors disppeared soon, digging job slowed down and need to find a way to protect the original colors, this is only portion of maga First Emperor's tomb, it has already shaked the whole world, still much much more under the ground, the history is rich as well.
Yes it's amazing to think they were all beautifully painted. I read indeed that there still is sooo much to excavate in the area. It would be impressive if they could reconstruct the full terracotta army. Have you been to the mausoleum itself?
You should never miss the night view of The Great Tang All DAY MALL(actually it is a steet) in Xi An, the night view is the best, also the night view of Lotus palace of Tang Dynasty in Xi An. I also recommend Yong XiangFang, a food street with beautiful Chinese architecture and night view. The there places are so gorgeous at night! It deserves a second visit to Xi An just for the three places, though there are also some great places such as the old city wall, the muslim street, the History Museum of Shanxi Province, the Mount Hua and so on...
There are indeed so many great places in Xian. We did visit the wall and the muslim street. Really amazing. We'll note down the other places for our next visit!
Luckily you guys visited here during the non-peak days. Usually the busy days are from May to summer break. I took my son to Xi'an on during summer break 2018, we also visited here, we were literally sweat from head to toes and inside and out! It is very impressive. Good luck to the next destination on your trip! Have fun!
One of my destinations to go to in the future. Its crazy how all this was made in a short period of time. Emperer Huang must have had an empire to create all this.
Definitely! It's really impressive being here and then to imagine that this is just to protect the tomb, I can't imagine how big the real life army must have been 😊
I believe you had a good experience and I like it when you discovered the gems even locals would ignore, like the coffee oreo. This is just the right time, 70th anniversary of PRC, but it is also the busiest from today on, because it's national holiday! I think you may get shocked when you see what real crowds are. Take care of yourself!
Thanks a lot! Yes golden week is coming haha. We're heading to Shanghai for golden week. We're hoping a big city will be good to disperse the crowds a bit. But we're also looking forward to the experience of golden week. Should be an adventure. Where are you heading for golden week?
@@NaickKim Unfortunately I am not in China now and am not taking a holiday. But even if I were, I'd stay at home. LOL. Shanghai is a big city, but it is also a popular destination for Chinese tourists. The Nanjing Rd. and the Bund will be full of people, so as the famous site Chenghuang Temple, and Tianzifang in the former French Concession , and the water town Zhujiajiao, etc. But it doesn't mean that you cannot have a good experience. Try not to stay in the crowds for too long. If possible, take the night cruise instead of walking through the Bund.
Loving your videos! Love your positive energies and how you constantly look up facts about new things. We Chinese usually joke about how you can randomly throw a brick in Beijing and hit a government official; just as easily as you can put a shovel anywhere in the ground and find an ancient tomb in Xi'an. I know that you have already left China but if you were to visit again I'd recommend the museum in Xi'an (I think it's the state museum of Shaanxi Province) and a few newer tomb sites of Han Emperors that are more interesting in my opinion. Btw what are the music pieces at 3:50 and 5:15? I'd love to find out more about the artist.
Hi X! Thank you so much :) you are right, there is probably still so much history that hasn't even been uncovered yet in Xi'an. We will definitely keep your recommendation in mind! We'd love to return to Xi'an one day for the food. So so so good! All music we use in our videos is from Epidemic Sound, they are a subscription based music llibrary for TH-camrs :) The music at 3:50 is Dragon's Gate - by Edward Karl Hanson The one at 5:15 is Yin and Yang - by Damon Greene :)
Lots of them hadn't been diged out yet,the whole area is all of these kind things underground.And the main tomb is under the mountain next to you, that is something really fancy according to the history record,but it's preserved there now.It's hard to open that tomb and kept it safe at the same time.
@@NaickKim They created a world under that mountain,with Hg as the rivers and many jewelry as the sky,man-made mountains ，horses made of gold and bunch of other things. It's written in a history book 《史记》which is more than one thousand years old too😂😂Scientists have found the mercury content there is truly 8 times higer than normal places.He wanted to dominate the world after life,so he create that huge army for himself,which is 1:1 of the real army,very detailed.
Yes we read about the mercury levels there too. But I guess they could still enter with some safety gear no? Or a robot. I would definitely return only to see that marvel!
if you guys have another chance to visit Xian some day, I recommend the 汉景帝阳陵 Hanyangling Museum, not very far from the city. less tourists, better experience (go underground into the real graveyard and hundreds of unearthed treasures from Han dynasty around you!) really like your vlogs, keep it up :)
Thank you so much for this video!! Every is so lively and real. I didn't go back to China because of the COVID. This video make me more than touching!💕💕💕
I hope to go there some day, but I imagine it is very expensive to travel in China and probably will never be able to go there. To me this tomb and the warriors reveal a mystery of the human condition as to when the mind-set changed away from symbols actually being regarded as living beings. Now it is all seen as fiction, but then very intelligent people believed clay figures would somehow become actual warriors of protection. Now they are all a curiosity, a subject of awe over the creation of such an elaborate tomb.
Depends on what you call expensive of course, but we traveled China on approx 60eur per day for two people and you could definitely do cheaper if needed. We don't travel very fast so that keeps costs lower. Lodging outside of Beijing is quite affordable and you can find nice rooms between 10-20 euro per night or sleep in a dorm for very cheap. We paid 9.5 eur per night for a double room in Xi'an for example. Food can be had cheaply at 1-3 usd per meal. It is an incredible country to visit and this site should be very high up on anyone's bucket list.
Every time I see any of this it brings to mind a ton of questions as to the artist that create these figure the skill to mix the clay to consistency achieve minimum shrinking cracking and knowing this is all done by hand it makes you thirst for more
The craziest thing is that when these statues more than two thousand years ago were dug out, they still kept their bright colors, but it was a pity that they faded after being exposed to the air.
The original Terracotta warriors were colorful ,with decorated surfaces from different metal ingredients. Unfortunately those ingredients were easily oxygenated after almost 2 thousand years' burial under the caves. It is why they are grey as u see,the digging work of left caves was stopped as well.More advanced preserve tech is in need until digging work restart.
I read somewhere that the terracotta warriors still had those coloura when they were dug up but that they disappeared shortly afterwards. Pictures of warriors that have been recoloured to look how they used to look supercool 😊
@@NaickKim Yes, the colours were intact as long as they the terracotta stayed unexposed. The moment they were exposed, the colours soon disappeared. Hence they haven't tried to open other sites despite a lot more to.
Actually, as a comment sense, dried chilly pepper in northwestern Chinese provinces like Shaanxi, Qinghai, Gansu and Xinjiang, is used just a particular species, only for the gorgeous aroma, not spicy at all!
I been to Xi'an when I was about only six and seven ys old. Now Im 22 ys old and nearly forgot everything of my journey in Xian. Definitely need to travel back. again.
Haha, Xi'an is my hometown. You may just follow the advice of the tour guide to play. There are still many interesting and beautiful places you have never been to. If you come to Xi'an next time, I will take you there
I've been there last a few days ago. Wanda Plaza Shopping Mall of Xian was in front of my hotel and I used the big supermarket on the basement of the shopping center. I went to Terracotta on Sunday morning and it was just like that of the video. I think Xian is overrated and over-popular. Admission fees in Xian were costly. China needs to improve their tourism environment to distribute people more evenly to throughout China. I found Luoyang more satisfying than Xian for less crowds and lower prices. Many other Chinese cities must be nice also. I live in a big city so I want smaller cities to enjoy traveling.
We did enjoy Xian though. Especially the food is incredible. You're right about the crowds, but China has a population of 1.4 billion people, so plenty of people haha. Thanks for the tip on Luoyang.
Qin = name of the dynasty Shi = first Huangdi = ruler/emperor Qin Shi Huangdi =the first emperor of Qin dynasty QIN is where the Europeans took the name CHINA from, so it is read as CHIN not as KIN.... the info about this tomb of the emperor and the terracotta warriors is found in the "Book of Annals" written by Sima Qian.. around 100yrs after the fall of the Qin dynasty. Sima Qian is a historian of the succeeding dynasty, the Han. Han is where the Han Cinese come from.... yw
It's true! But you need to have a chinese bank account so we can't do it. Naick tried every possible way of getting WeChat but no chinese bank account = no WeChat. I think he's still not over it 😉
You guys make me really homesick. I wanna go back to China, go back home straight away after watching your clips. By the way, I’m from Qingdao, Shandong~ ❤️
hey , another great video , i think if mi doing Xi'an it will be a one day trip , arrive in the morning , terracotta warriors and float around and sleeper train on out , but thanks for the video , nice to know its handy to get there and back with plenty of time to spare , keep it up with the videos Country shout out Ireland
One suggestion for your pronunciation in Chinese "q": It is actually read as "ch". Try it on the name of the first emperor "qin shi huang" or city "chong qin". You would be very close. 😁
@@NaickKim you are welcome. I figured out you already knew how to pronounce "x" because you read Xi An correctly. Yes it is read as "sh". People don't understand you expect Nihao, or xiexie, that's probably because of intonation. The four intonations in Chinese are very important and confusing. Different intonations for the same pronunciation means totally different things. For example, "ma" first intonation means mother, second means numb, third means horse, fourth means scold or verbally abuse. So it's complicated.... Just listen to others and keep trying. As a non native English speaker I struggled too. I still remember the first time I asked to buy some tomatoes in USA with a British accent. No one understood me. Later I found out intonation is actually more important than pronunciation for local people to understand.
Thank you for the tips. The 'ma', example is very funny haha. If you say it wrong, you call your mother a horse hahaha. 'My horse is a really good cook'. It our language, which it Dutch, 'ma' also means mother. I agree it is not easy to pronounce a new language correctly. A lot of languages have different sounds, that do not exist in other languages, so it is difficult to learn them.
What we have noticed though, is that people pronounce xiexie differently in Shanghai, Xi'an and Beijing. In some area's they same more 'sh' and in some area's it is more like 'ks' or 'tsj'. Is this a local variation?
@@NaickKim You are from Dutch. Welcome! Yes. every place has its dialect. My hometown is Suzhou next to Shanghai, so our dialects are close but different. General speaking, the northern dialects are more close to Mandarin, and the southern dialects have more variety. I could not understand people in guangdong or Fujian province if people talk in their dialects. The good thing is that (1) the written language is the same (2) most people especially young generation all speak Mandarin
Xi'an is the ancient capital of the Thirteen dynasties! It is also the hometown of President Xi Jinping! I am from Xi'an, I welcome you! Welcome people from all over the world to visit Xi'an! I wish you a happy journey!
Ha ha, welcome to Shaanxi again! Shaanxi has a long history of more than 5000 years! It's a great city! The birthplace of Chinese culture! Thank you for loving my hometown!
thanks Shantamoy! you're right about the shakiness and it bothered us so much editing afterward haha. we normally always use our gimbal but here it was so difficult with the crowds since we could barely squeeze ourselves through, let alone with the gimbal. it's back in the next video though :)
Yes, I understood. It's already difficult to get your camera into the crowd. Gimbal is other the next level. But, the footage looks good. Do you take the video in log mode and then grade it? Cause I see a lot of emphasis in some colours. Looks nice though.
@@shantamoyguha4138 our camera doesn't have an actual log mode but it does have something similar where both contrast and saturation of the footage are kept really low in-camera and then we color grade it ourselves afterwards. so yes, we always shoot manual in a 'flatter' profile and then color grade it ourselves :) we're still working on finding our own style there!
Hi Dan, the part about being buried alive is true but I can't tell you if they were generally treated well and paid. I would imagine so, but those are not usually parts of the story intriguing enough to survive the centuries I guess :)
@@NaickKim thanks. I just researched a bit more. It seems I've messed up my recollection with Egypt's pyramids. I found a number estimate of more than 100 thousand people, including artisans and concubines, even his own sons were buried alive by command of his successor.
@@NaickKim nope. I don't travel much. Some really like the change of pace of living. Perhaps I'll change my mind in the future though. I do, however, like watching all sorts of things on TH-cam, history, linguistics, science, anything really.
Oh my friend Naick you are looking smart in the video I can't miss your any video when I saw your video I watch the same then I comment on the video atleast I like the video
Have you visited the Terracotta warriors? What did you think? Thank you for being here, we really appreciate it! If you want to see more of China, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on the stunning landscapes that are up next! See you in the next one?
some scholars believe the terracotta warriors was built for 宣太后 by his son. 宣太后 is great grandma of 秦始皇(the first emperor). she is the first woman in Chinese history to use the title "太后"(a title for emperor's mother). there's a Chinese tv drama called 芈月传 tells about her story.
We read something about the grandmother yes. Interesting story. Maybe more info will be available when they investigate the tomb.
Hell yeah... It's priceless
The lady once told a diplomat that when her husband the former emperor laid his leg on her, it’s heavy. But when he laid on top of her, she enjoyed it....lol....
The terracotta warrior site is only a part of the entire mausoleum system, which mimicked the entire central government under the compound. There are still new discoveries from time to time.
What an impressive sight these terra cotta warriors. Especially if you imagine they were built over 2000 years ago by the first emperor of unified China. The craftmanship that went into this army is unbelievable. The coolest thing is that there are still so many new things being discovered every day. They haven't even been in the tomb of the emperor of which it is thought that there are treasures as well as prototypes of palaces etc. In the coming years and decennia, the site will probably become much bigger. This is really a top see sights if you come to china in 2019
And there are said to be traps inside the emperor's tomb as well! Scientists haven't gone in there yet but they did send in some robots or probes, which detected mercury levels which were dozens of times higher than the normal range. The emperor was pretty serious about securing his tomb, it seems. Maybe they should send in Indiana Jones? 🤠
Or Freddie Mercury? 🕺
@@NaickKim 中国政府在1976年挖掘了一部分，但很多文物被氧化了，后来中国政府不让挖掘主要坟墓了，只允许挖掘一些周边的不重要墓葬，等技术成熟了在挖掘秦始皇主要坟墓。
@@再續前緣-z2c To translate, deeper excavations have ceased due to oxidation of the artefacts (permanent damages). Today's excavations are merely concentrated on less important sites. When technology is advanced enough to preserve the unearthed artefacts, then time will come to excavate Qin Shi Huang's tomb.
Thanks for the info and translation! Very interesting to learn about this.
In China, old people usually go to do some exercises either early in the morning or late in the evening in squares or parks. Everyone is welcomed to join them.
cool! maybe we'll join them some time if we can!! thank you for telling us :)
It’s been over 13 years I went to see the exhibit. Surely the facilities have been improved. We hired a tour guide to enjoy details at a higher level. Pit 2 shows how the archeologists found the tombs, caved in and statues covered in dirt. The city offers more places to see as well. Lovely country and people.
Yes, it's one of those places where a tour guide can add a lot indeed. 👍 Thanks for watching.
The warriors look intimidating even standing still. Imagine his enemies facing his real warriors attacking.
Yes they do! What a sight 😊
Their enimies even didn't have chance to look clearly at their face. More than 2200 years ago, Qin Army attacked from long distance, for The crossbow were their main weapon.
Interesting! Thanks for sharing JP 😊
The world is beautiful to him who has a good heart. You must be happy and kind people
Aw thank you 🤗🙏🏻
Yes
Pit 2 actually present the details of how the army are being structured when preparing for war. I rented the audio guide while I was there and the introduction given was extremely detailed, even explained what those "grooves" in the pit are for. It was pretty educational and gave an insight on the intelligence of the ancient people. 😊
Actually I personally recommend to start with pit 1 as it displays how the place was discovered by a farmer and you can see a full array of the armies. Then move on to pit 2 and 3 for the more detailed explanation of why the armies are arranged in that manner. At least that works better for me. My 2 cents worth. 😁
P/s: I loveeeee your videos. Looking forward to new videos soon. 💖
Hi Christine! Thank you for the info, I wonder were there actual warriors in pit 2 then when you visited? 😊 aside from a few broken ones I mean? So cool to hear you are enjoying our videos, thank you for watching 😘👌🏻
@@NaickKim I remember there were more than when you were there. I guess the ongoing excavation work means that it's always changing. But I feel that pit 2 is more on the formation of the warriors based on ancient Chinese military strategy.
What a cool video. Thanks for sharing. You guys seem lovely
Every Terracotta Warrior is individual, and every one has its colors before, but when they were expored in the air from earth, colors disppeared soon, digging job slowed down and need to find a way to protect the original colors, this is only portion of maga First Emperor's tomb, it has already shaked the whole world, still much much more under the ground, the history is rich as well.
Yes it's amazing to think they were all beautifully painted. I read indeed that there still is sooo much to excavate in the area. It would be impressive if they could reconstruct the full terracotta army. Have you been to the mausoleum itself?
You should never miss the night view of The Great Tang All DAY MALL(actually it is a steet) in Xi An, the night view is the best, also the night view of Lotus palace of Tang Dynasty in Xi An. I also recommend Yong XiangFang, a food street with beautiful Chinese architecture and night view. The there places are so gorgeous at night! It deserves a second visit to Xi An just for the three places, though there are also some great places such as the old city wall, the muslim street, the History Museum of Shanxi Province, the Mount Hua and so on...
Thank you for the recommendations! We will definitely have to go back to China some day :)
There are indeed so many great places in Xian. We did visit the wall and the muslim street. Really amazing. We'll note down the other places for our next visit!
Luckily you guys visited here during the non-peak days. Usually the busy days are from May to summer break. I took my son to Xi'an on during summer break 2018, we also visited here, we were literally sweat from head to toes and inside and out! It is very impressive. Good luck to the next destination on your trip! Have fun!
We thought it was already very busy haha :) Really nice to go there with your son. Must've been a great experience.
One of my destinations to go to in the future. Its crazy how all this was made in a short period of time. Emperer Huang must have had an empire to create all this.
Definitely! It's really impressive being here and then to imagine that this is just to protect the tomb, I can't imagine how big the real life army must have been 😊
I believe you had a good experience and I like it when you discovered the gems even locals would ignore, like the coffee oreo. This is just the right time, 70th anniversary of PRC, but it is also the busiest from today on, because it's national holiday! I think you may get shocked when you see what real crowds are. Take care of yourself!
Thanks a lot! Yes golden week is coming haha. We're heading to Shanghai for golden week. We're hoping a big city will be good to disperse the crowds a bit. But we're also looking forward to the experience of golden week. Should be an adventure. Where are you heading for golden week?
@@NaickKim Unfortunately I am not in China now and am not taking a holiday. But even if I were, I'd stay at home. LOL. Shanghai is a big city, but it is also a popular destination for Chinese tourists. The Nanjing Rd. and the Bund will be full of people, so as the famous site Chenghuang Temple, and Tianzifang in the former French Concession , and the water town Zhujiajiao, etc. But it doesn't mean that you cannot have a good experience. Try not to stay in the crowds for too long. If possible, take the night cruise instead of walking through the Bund.
@@gengliu1270 Thanks for the tips. We'll see. Otherwise we will just hide out for a few days haha.
Loving your videos! Love your positive energies and how you constantly look up facts about new things.
We Chinese usually joke about how you can randomly throw a brick in Beijing and hit a government official; just as easily as you can put a shovel anywhere in the ground and find an ancient tomb in Xi'an. I know that you have already left China but if you were to visit again I'd recommend the museum in Xi'an (I think it's the state museum of Shaanxi Province) and a few newer tomb sites of Han Emperors that are more interesting in my opinion.
Btw what are the music pieces at 3:50 and 5:15? I'd love to find out more about the artist.
Hi X! Thank you so much :) you are right, there is probably still so much history that hasn't even been uncovered yet in Xi'an. We will definitely keep your recommendation in mind! We'd love to return to Xi'an one day for the food. So so so good! All music we use in our videos is from Epidemic Sound, they are a subscription based music llibrary for TH-camrs :)
The music at 3:50 is Dragon's Gate - by Edward Karl Hanson
The one at 5:15 is Yin and Yang - by Damon Greene :)
@@NaickKim Thank you so much for letting me know the music and artists! Safe travels and enjoy!
Thanks a lot!
Lots of them hadn't been diged out yet,the whole area is all of these kind things underground.And the main tomb is under the mountain next to you, that is something really fancy according to the history record,but it's preserved there now.It's hard to open that tomb and kept it safe at the same time.
Yes we read that the tomb has never been opened. That is so incredible! I wonder what they will find in there.
@@NaickKim They created a world under that mountain,with Hg as the rivers and many jewelry as the sky,man-made mountains ，horses made of gold and bunch of other things. It's written in a history book 《史记》which is more than one thousand years old too😂😂Scientists have found the mercury content there is truly 8 times higer than normal places.He wanted to dominate the world after life,so he create that huge army for himself,which is 1:1 of the real army,very detailed.
Yes we read about the mercury levels there too. But I guess they could still enter with some safety gear no? Or a robot. I would definitely return only to see that marvel!
Naick & Kim The government will not dig it until the scientist knows how to protect them after they are exposed to the open air.
Yes that is very important!
if you guys have another chance to visit Xian some day, I recommend the 汉景帝阳陵 Hanyangling Museum, not very far from the city. less tourists, better experience (go underground into the real graveyard and hundreds of unearthed treasures from Han dynasty around you!) really like your vlogs, keep it up :)
Thanks a lot for the recommendation! It seems there is so much history in and around Xian. It's incredible! We will be back in Xian for sure.
Recent I just read about the qin and han dynasty of china and I am so intrigued! I'll visit xian one day and see the terracotta warriors!
You definitely should! There is so much history there, it is incredible.
Ooo good information. Not sure if we have time to see them when we're in China shortly. Love the vlog!!
How long are you staying? Have you planned your route yet?
Lovely couple, enjoy the time in China😊
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.
The crazy thing is this king also built the great wall...his reign was only 20 yrs I think...mind boggling
Very impressive haha.
From 13 years old to 49. It was more like 36 years
Thanks for the info;
Thank you so much for this video!! Every is so lively and real. I didn't go back to China because of the COVID. This video make me more than touching!💕💕💕
Thanks for watching Wendy!
@@NaickKim I really hope one day after Covid if you go to China again we can meet and travel together!!🥰🥰🥰
I hope to go there some day, but I imagine it is very expensive to travel in China and probably will never be able to go there. To me this tomb and the warriors reveal a mystery of the human condition as to when the mind-set changed away from symbols actually being regarded as living beings. Now it is all seen as fiction, but then very intelligent people believed clay figures would somehow become actual warriors of protection. Now they are all a curiosity, a subject of awe over the creation of such an elaborate tomb.
Depends on what you call expensive of course, but we traveled China on approx 60eur per day for two people and you could definitely do cheaper if needed. We don't travel very fast so that keeps costs lower. Lodging outside of Beijing is quite affordable and you can find nice rooms between 10-20 euro per night or sleep in a dorm for very cheap. We paid 9.5 eur per night for a double room in Xi'an for example. Food can be had cheaply at 1-3 usd per meal.
It is an incredible country to visit and this site should be very high up on anyone's bucket list.
Great vlog and congrats on all of the recent growth of your channel!
Thank you 🤗 yes August has been crazy, there were so many new subscribers 😳😊
Every time I see any of this it brings to mind a ton of questions as to the artist that create these figure the skill to mix the clay to consistency achieve minimum shrinking cracking and knowing this is all done by hand it makes you thirst for more
The craziest thing is that when these statues more than two thousand years ago were dug out, they still kept their bright colors, but it was a pity that they faded after being exposed to the air.
The original Terracotta warriors were colorful ,with decorated surfaces from different metal ingredients. Unfortunately those ingredients were easily oxygenated after almost 2 thousand years' burial under the caves. It is why they are grey as u see,the digging work of left caves was stopped as well.More advanced preserve tech is in need until digging work restart.
I read somewhere that the terracotta warriors still had those coloura when they were dug up but that they disappeared shortly afterwards. Pictures of warriors that have been recoloured to look how they used to look supercool 😊
@@NaickKim Yes, the colours were intact as long as they the terracotta stayed unexposed. The moment they were exposed, the colours soon disappeared. Hence they haven't tried to open other sites despite a lot more to.
Actually, as a comment sense, dried chilly pepper in northwestern Chinese provinces like Shaanxi, Qinghai, Gansu and Xinjiang, is used just a particular species, only for the gorgeous aroma, not spicy at all!
Yes, unlike in Chongqing!
I been to Xi'an when I was about only six and seven ys old. Now Im 22 ys old and nearly forgot everything of my journey in Xian. Definitely need to travel back. again.
Even if you forgot most of it, must have left quite the impression going there as a kid!
My favourite part of the video is where Naick uses the camera bag as a pillow to nap on the bus 🤷🏻♀️😉 and the Oreos, always the Oreos...
Stop filming me in my sleep :D
@@NaickKim stop sleeping while I film! :p
You two are a great couple!
Thank you!
I guess those covered areas in pit two are also under some kind of maintenance, first time there, I was amazed
Yes I guess so! It is really amazing!
Haha, Xi'an is my hometown. You may just follow the advice of the tour guide to play. There are still many interesting and beautiful places you have never been to. If you come to Xi'an next time, I will take you there
Thanks a lot! We'll let you know when we are in the neighbourhood!
I've been there last a few days ago. Wanda Plaza Shopping Mall of Xian was in front of my hotel and I used the big supermarket on the basement of the shopping center. I went to Terracotta on Sunday morning and it was just like that of the video. I think Xian is overrated and over-popular. Admission fees in Xian were costly. China needs to improve their tourism environment to distribute people more evenly to throughout China. I found Luoyang more satisfying than Xian for less crowds and lower prices. Many other Chinese cities must be nice also. I live in a big city so I want smaller cities to enjoy traveling.
We did enjoy Xian though. Especially the food is incredible. You're right about the crowds, but China has a population of 1.4 billion people, so plenty of people haha. Thanks for the tip on Luoyang.
i just went there back in August...totally worth it...
it's Xi-An....two words....pronounce more like C-An
Agree! Thanks for the tip.
Xi, the same with the family name of Chinese president Xi Jinping
And president Xi’s family is also from same province. People there call him Xi DaDa.
DaDa means dad
@@juneping03 Mostly, DaDa in Shaanxi province means uncle.
@@zoxoz9743
my mom called her dad as DaDa...means father. and we also address our uncles on dad's side as Ba...Ba, 2Ba, 3Ba....hahaha...
Qin = name of the dynasty
Shi = first
Huangdi = ruler/emperor
Qin Shi Huangdi =the first emperor of Qin dynasty
QIN is where the Europeans took the name CHINA from, so it is read as CHIN not as KIN....
the info about this tomb of the emperor and the terracotta warriors is found in the "Book of Annals" written by Sima Qian..
around 100yrs after the fall of the Qin dynasty.
Sima Qian is a historian of the succeeding dynasty, the Han.
Han is where the Han Cinese come from....
yw
Chinese citizens reserve online Alipay or WeChat scanner their phone 📱 to buy the ticket 🎫! Avoid standing in line!
How to do that?
It's true! But you need to have a chinese bank account so we can't do it. Naick tried every possible way of getting WeChat but no chinese bank account = no WeChat. I think he's still not over it 😉
Very impressive. And the food hmmmm. 😃😃😃
Yes the food in Xi'an is soooooo good! 😍👌🏻
Please may I know the hotel u stayed which is so conveniently located? Tqvm
9:12 there is a restaurant with yellow signboard called 马尔里, a really famous restaurant in Xi'an for Muslim sticky beef soup
Thanks for the info! We'll look into it for next time!
You guys make me really homesick. I wanna go back to China, go back home straight away after watching your clips. By the way, I’m from Qingdao, Shandong~ ❤️
我是济南的
再續前緣 老乡好
@@菩提紫 你哭了没，哈哈
再續前緣 哈哈哈，回家的心更迫切。我在澳洲～
@@菩提紫 难得还记得汉语，以为移民的都被西化了呢，哈哈。。。。
hey , another great video , i think if mi doing Xi'an it will be a one day trip , arrive in the morning , terracotta warriors and float around and sleeper train on out , but thanks for the video , nice to know its handy to get there and back with plenty of time to spare , keep it up with the videos
Country shout out Ireland
Glad you found it useful Martin! Don't skip the Muslim Quarter for a good lunch if you can ;)
going tomorrow, so excited💕
How much were tickets
How was it?
@@MrRondeezzee we hired a guide.. 1000¥ for 2 people...with ticket
@@NaickKim boring... not worth it.. too crowded and can barely see warriors.. its just too far
One suggestion for your pronunciation in Chinese "q": It is actually read as "ch". Try it on the name of the first emperor "qin shi huang" or city "chong qin". You would be very close. 😁
Thanks a lot! We didn't know that. We tried to learn a few words, but outside of Ni Hao or Xièxiè, nobody understand a word of what we say.
@@NaickKim you are welcome. I figured out you already knew how to pronounce "x" because you read Xi An correctly. Yes it is read as "sh". People don't understand you expect Nihao, or xiexie, that's probably because of intonation. The four intonations in Chinese are very important and confusing. Different intonations for the same pronunciation means totally different things. For example, "ma" first intonation means mother, second means numb, third means horse, fourth means scold or verbally abuse. So it's complicated.... Just listen to others and keep trying. As a non native English speaker I struggled too. I still remember the first time I asked to buy some tomatoes in USA with a British accent. No one understood me. Later I found out intonation is actually more important than pronunciation for local people to understand.
Thank you for the tips. The 'ma', example is very funny haha. If you say it wrong, you call your mother a horse hahaha. 'My horse is a really good cook'.
It our language, which it Dutch, 'ma' also means mother. I agree it is not easy to pronounce a new language correctly. A lot of languages have different sounds, that do not exist in other languages, so it is difficult to learn them.
What we have noticed though, is that people pronounce xiexie differently in Shanghai, Xi'an and Beijing. In some area's they same more 'sh' and in some area's it is more like 'ks' or 'tsj'. Is this a local variation?
@@NaickKim You are from Dutch. Welcome! Yes. every place has its dialect. My hometown is Suzhou next to Shanghai, so our dialects are close but different. General speaking, the northern dialects are more close to Mandarin, and the southern dialects have more variety. I could not understand people in guangdong or Fujian province if people talk in their dialects. The good thing is that (1) the written language is the same (2) most people especially young generation all speak Mandarin
Xi'an is the ancient capital of the Thirteen dynasties! It is also the hometown of President Xi Jinping! I am from Xi'an, I welcome you! Welcome people from all over the world to visit Xi'an! I wish you a happy journey!
We didn't know it was the home of the president. Great to know. We really enjoyed Xi'an a lot.
Ha ha, welcome to Shaanxi again! Shaanxi has a long history of more than 5000 years! It's a great city! The birthplace of Chinese culture! Thank you for loving my hometown!
Another fantastic and informative video... This time the footage looks a bit shaky... I saw a Gimbal in one of your train video.
thanks Shantamoy! you're right about the shakiness and it bothered us so much editing afterward haha. we normally always use our gimbal but here it was so difficult with the crowds since we could barely squeeze ourselves through, let alone with the gimbal. it's back in the next video though :)
Yes, I understood. It's already difficult to get your camera into the crowd. Gimbal is other the next level. But, the footage looks good. Do you take the video in log mode and then grade it? Cause I see a lot of emphasis in some colours. Looks nice though.
@@shantamoyguha4138 our camera doesn't have an actual log mode but it does have something similar where both contrast and saturation of the footage are kept really low in-camera and then we color grade it ourselves afterwards. so yes, we always shoot manual in a 'flatter' profile and then color grade it ourselves :) we're still working on finding our own style there!
@@NaickKim That makes more sense. I got the idea that the footages are grade. Great.
How much are tickets 🎟?
Because pit 2 has not been excavated, most of the terra cotta warriors are still beneath the earth right under the dirt like logs you saw.
I have been there three times👍
Wow, amazing! Did you also visit the other sites around the area?
Wonderful video! Thank you guys! I only discovered recently the profound islamic influence in northern China. Truly fascinating!
Thanks for watching :)
Audio guide is strong recomanded.
We tried to do our own research to save money, but yes an audio guide would be handy 😁
I thought the leading theory was artisans who died during work were buried there, but generally, they were well treated and paid?
Hi Dan, the part about being buried alive is true but I can't tell you if they were generally treated well and paid. I would imagine so, but those are not usually parts of the story intriguing enough to survive the centuries I guess :)
@@NaickKim thanks. I just researched a bit more. It seems I've messed up my recollection with Egypt's pyramids. I found a number estimate of more than 100 thousand people, including artisans and concubines, even his own sons were buried alive by command of his successor.
Yes it's a pretty gruesome story indeed. Have you visited?
@@NaickKim nope. I don't travel much. Some really like the change of pace of living. Perhaps I'll change my mind in the future though. I do, however, like watching all sorts of things on TH-cam, history, linguistics, science, anything really.
More food video please 🤩🤩🤩
Oooh there's gonna be more food videos for sure, the food in China is just crazy! Our next video is actually a food video, should be up tomorrow 😀
再次欢迎！
谢谢！
You have a very strong accent. To listen to you is very enjoyable. Where are you from?
Sounds like Hungaria or something
We are from Belgium! You should visit :)
@@NaickKim I thought your hunsband was from Russia or some other east Europe countries I am sorry 😂
Hahaha no worries 😂😀
Worth it
Highly agree!
pit2 , oppss . better luck next time
Haha, thank you!
Good faces for radio.
You should see my butt.
Im really want to see this cool army
You should visit! Is is really wonderful.
Oh my friend Naick you are looking smart in the video I can't miss your any video when I saw your video I watch the same then I comment on the video atleast I like the video
Thank you Naeem, glad to see you watching and commenting so many of our videos 🤗🤗
New subscriber🙋
Is crazy to think that those stones statues are over thousands of years old
Yes its unbelievable.
you would want a guide to make experience better for sure
and sad you didnt see the tomb and have a guide hmmm
It was pretty expensive to get a guide and the audio guide we heard was not so great :) but yes, we agree it would probably be even better!
really good and delighted to see western ppl enjoying in China and the her food.
Thank you ❤
Overhyped.? You mean Eiffel Tower.?
Is that coat bought in Uniqu?I have a same one🙃🙃
No, we bought it at Decathlon. They make very decent quality clothing for very affordable prices.
Qin Shi Huang is pronounced as - Chin Shee Wang. Chin and not Kin.
Thanks for the help ;)
Naick & Kim No problem. I'm am a learner of the Chinese language so would love to help fellow Europeans with it if i can. 😊😊
厉害厉害。
郑尉 过奖了。我只是尽力帮助其他欧洲人了解中国的文化和语言。我自己身为欧洲人 我也在努力学习。
Like your video very much, see do not eat spicy foreigners eat chili feel very distressed!
Thank you! You should watch our Chongqing hotpot video. th-cam.com/video/PHQElfMMdeA/w-d-xo.html
It’s not all of them. It’s just a small part of it. A tip of a iceberg
Yes it's true. It's estimated there are 10's of thousands of these.
兵马俑千军万马，兵马俑游客千千千千军万万万万马😂
是的，有很多！
I'm a Chinese and never visit Xi'an.😭😭
It's never too late 😉
Me too😢
西安 欢迎你们！哈哈😄
兵Bin馬Ma俑Yon is super great
Yes they are incredible!
👍💖
HERE IS CHINA《这里是中国》新片场社区众创震撼混剪
th-cam.com/video/p7tPUNJ1Vcg/w-d-xo.html
我们爱中国！
What do you mean by overhyped? 🤣 these was built like thousands years ago, anything that was man made is automatically worth seeing
When we were doing research some people were calling it overhyped and disappointing. We agree it is a must-see.
because their skin deteriorate fast ， they need to move to safer place
Thanks Michael, maybe that's why they took the warriors out of pit 2. It will remain a mystery for now I guess 😉
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你什么意思？ :)