To: JimSEA
"I am going to try again this fall to save up enough to travel to China. I've got to see the clay statues!" My sister saw them and said they were fascinatng.
Did you see the report that verified high levels of mercury around the first emperor's tomb?
4 posted on
08/15/2006 1:42:43 PM PDT by
blam
To: blam
The "waters" of the royal landscape. Fascinating. The idea that the interior might be essentially intact certainly peaks one's interest. However, the opening must be done properly -- Thank goodness Mao didn't attempt it. With his disdain for the past, it wouldn't have gone well.
5 posted on
08/15/2006 1:55:05 PM PDT by
JimSEA
( "The purpose of diplomacy is to prolong a crisis." Spock)
To: blam
Did you see the report that verified high levels of mercury around the first emperor's tomb?Yes. As I recall, there are supposed to be pools of liquid mercury in the tomb?
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