Way earlier this fall, Professor McGrath told us about two terracotta warriors which would be in Jordan Hall for us to visit and take a selfie with for extra credit! I honestly totally forgot that I had gone to see the warriors earlier this fall and looking back I have a photo from when I had really short hair which made me laugh. Anyways, it was really cool to see such history on campus. The warriors were created to replicate the army of Qin Shi Huang who was the first emperor of China. Upon his death, the warriors were buried with the emperor in aims to protect him during the afterlife. This took place around 210 BCE which is quite a long time ago. I was very impressed with the detail of these sculptures and was even more fascinated with the history behind them and that I was able to see them in Jordan. It was an awesome experience to see something that belongs in a museum right in front of me!
