Student joins Terracotta Army
A German art student briefly took up a place
among China’s famed Terracotta Warriors over the weekend — only to
be discovered, disrobed and sent home.
A German art student briefly took up a place
among China’s famed Terracotta Warriors over the weekend — only to
be discovered, disrobed and sent
home.Pablo Wendel sneaked into a pit
housing around 2,000 ancient lifesize pottery warriors and horses Saturday
afternoon, donned the military costume he had made himself, and took up a
position on a small pedestal he had brought
along.He stood there, motionless and
unblinking, for a couple of minutes until police found him, the Xinhua news
agency said.
The 26-year-old had his costume confiscated
and was sent from Xian, the World Heritage site where the warriors are located,
back to the eastern city of Hangzhou, where he studies performance
art.”I’d
give him an A+ for effort and ingenuity.
Posted: Mon - September 18, 2006 at 12:19 PM