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A Bad Omen?
China earthquake: Seven terracotta warriors damaged
by Richard Spencer
The Telegraph
28 May 2008
Seven of the world-famous terracotta warriors of the first emperor of China were damaged in the Sichuan earthquake, museum officials have revealed.
A check found minor damage was caused to four infantrymen, an officer and two horses as the quake rocked the purpose-built museum that covers the burial pits in which they were discovered and where they remain. Xi'an, the warriors' home, is the ancient capital of China and still the capital of Shaanxi province, which neighbours Sichuan and which was badly shaken in the earthquake just over two weeks ago.
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