Comments on: Yeah, but “Terracotta Cabana Boys” just doesn’t sell as many tour packages… http://granitestudio.org/2009/04/13/yeah-but-terracotta-cabana-boys-just-doesnt-sell-as-many-tour-packages/ A Qing historian reads the newspaper... Sat, 02 Jul 2011 03:31:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chris Hearne http://granitestudio.org/2009/04/13/yeah-but-terracotta-cabana-boys-just-doesnt-sell-as-many-tour-packages/comment-page-1/#comment-12009 Chris Hearne Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:52:09 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=1061#comment-12009 “It’s against the Chinese tradition and value systems to bury clay warriors in imperial mausoleums — the Chinese traditionally value peace in the afterlife,” Liu said. " Maybe this guy is right about the Terracotta Warriors but statements like this just make me wonder how people like this become "experts." I want to hear highly nuanced, very detailed statements, not blanket remarks about what "is" and "isn't" the "Chinese traditition." This could also be Xinhua's fault. “It’s against the Chinese tradition and value systems to bury clay warriors in imperial mausoleums — the Chinese traditionally value peace in the afterlife,” Liu said. ”

Maybe this guy is right about the Terracotta Warriors but statements like this just make me wonder how people like this become “experts.” I want to hear highly nuanced, very detailed statements, not blanket remarks about what “is” and “isn’t” the “Chinese traditition.”

This could also be Xinhua’s fault.

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