Comments on: Fakes abroad, why not at home, too?

By: JBmachine

JBmachine — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 07:24:58 +0000

If the terracotta army is fake then it it took more work to pull that off than it would have to have made the original army. Take a good, good look. Look at the excavating in SLOW progress, read about it, compare the crap on the road with the ‘real” ones. Not even close. The terracotta army is awesome and it is real. Certainly not a bunch or replaced bricks.

By: flotsam

flotsam — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:56:39 +0000

In the 20th century China suffered many years of war - revolution, invasion, civil war - but the most destructive period occurred from the 1960s to the 1970s when the leaders ordered all the ‘4 olds’ to be destroyed. The scale of official vandalism was beyond anything previously known. Now that some sanity has returned to the country it is now having to reinvent everything which was destroyed during the 20th century.

During the years when I worked in China I visited many historical sites and buildings and every one of the shrines, temples, towers etc was built with bricks and reinforced concrete. Many were replicas of what had once been there and some were honest enough to advertise the fact that they were modern replacements [eg Leifung Tower, Hangzhou] but some were just fanciful concoctions put up for the tourists, Chinese and foreign. Was anyone messing around with history?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:13:39 +0000

Casamia? Do you read the same history books as the rest of us? The 20th Century is defined by China’s destruction of all things cultural and historic. Now in modern China there’s not a historical spot that isn’t simply utilized to bring in tourist dollars - nothing wrong with that if it’s not done with a flavour of exploitation but as a way to preserve the sites - but not once have I ever felt that was the case in any of the many sites I’ve visited while living here.

So, what are you on about?

By: casamia

casamia — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:17:50 +0000

nah, i assure you, those terracotta warriors in the grave are genuine. We don’t mess around with our own history, we’re not Korean.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:38:16 +0000

Dez, I’m with you man - in fact, isn’t this (like the lump of wax in Tiananmen) common knowledge?

By: Jshngh45

Jshngh45 — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:35:56 +0000

Any thing is possible with the Chinese. The terracotta warriors in Germany look also most the same as the ones in China so why are they complaining.

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:10:16 +0000

Or maybe they were just shipping back this fake one from Germany?

Best stunt ever!