It seems to me they wouldn’t need to milk it like that to keep it a top tourist attraction. Not that that kind of thinking from the Chinese surprises me. To my mind it would always be fascinating. It’s not like they’re making any more extensive ancient emperor’s tombs. lol
Well, who knows what the Chinese really mean? I’m just repeating what our guide told us. But, she also told us that the emperor who built the tomb was the kindest and most compassionate emperor and that he had the map of the empire and the terracotta soldiers crafted so that he didn’t have to bury his real soldiers.
Now, we find out that that was nothing but bunk. He was a tyrant who buried all the people who worked on the tomb, including those who buried him. There are huge mass graves associated with those tombs.
So, whatever makes the tourists happy is what they will say. If you ever get the opportunity to go to China, however, do not miss Xian.