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Virtual China - Questions for Xi'an Group #1

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Virtual China - questions for Xi'an Group #1
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From: Joyce Burtch 

1.What did you like best that you saw of everything at the Shaanxi History
Museum?
2. What is the Big Goose Pagoda and why is it important?
3. Is Scholars STreet the place where the first emperor had 460 scholars
buried alive?
4. We heard the communal baths are going out of style - is this true?
How much does it cost to go into Hwa Ching Baths? (U.S. $) do you get soap,
shampoo and a towel with your admission price? How long can you stay in
there? What are the hours it is open?

The warriors
1. What did the first terra cotta warrior found look like? (a captain,
a regular soldier, a footboy?)
2. How many warriors are in the pit uncovered first?
3. How many of the warriors have been taken out of the pit (horses too)
to travel around to different places in the world?
4. About how many people visit the site a year?
5. Is the place real commercialized? Do they have food for sale there?
Souvenirs to buy?
6. Are there any earthquake faults near this place which could someday
cause damage to the warriors?
7. When did they first start to try to get into the 1st emperor's tomb?
8. How much longer do they think it will take before they figure out all
the booby traps and get inside?

Joyce Burtch, English/Telecommunications Teacher Canyon Middle School
Castro Valley, CA 94552
email:sjburtch@tower.nersc.gov
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From: "Amy J. Martin" 

1. Please tell us more about "Scholars Street".
2. Do you like the food?
3. Is anybody homesick yet?
4. Do you have a curfew?
5. What is the most interesting thing that has happened to you so far?
6. Please tell us about the Tang Dynasty show.
7. Are people allowed to practice their religion openly?
8. Do you see any "American goods" or fast food restaurants?
9. Have you ever been to this part of China before?
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