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  • @blahasdirtysock3657
    @blahasdirtysock3657 3 роки тому +199

    One day Simon will have his own Terracotta Army to commemorate his conquest of UA-cam.

    • @RyanB1987
      @RyanB1987 3 роки тому +13

      Simon I, Rex Imperator of UA-cam

    • @ChristopherHowes
      @ChristopherHowes 3 роки тому +5

      Realistically, this is possible from Etsy.
      For all it’s problems, the 21st century has its up sides.

    • @radarlockeify
      @radarlockeify 3 роки тому +6

      He'll have to extend his basement to store them!

    • @IntrepidFraidyCat
      @IntrepidFraidyCat 3 роки тому +9

      @@radarlockeify 🤣🤣🤣 Danny and Sam will just have to make room!

    • @Jobermeier36
      @Jobermeier36 3 роки тому +10

      One soldier for each channel

  • @loydenochs8572
    @loydenochs8572 3 роки тому +60

    having been there and seen them, it is really difficult to convey in words how astonishing a sight the Terracotta Warriors are - they are truly breathtaking

    • @frasermackenzie7275
      @frasermackenzie7275 3 роки тому +2

      Oh I could only imagine.

    • @christopherwhitfield4005
      @christopherwhitfield4005 3 роки тому +2

      I too have been there and agree, it's hard to convey the effect and size. The main dig site building is larger than any Costco anyone has been too.

    • @JC-ks3yk
      @JC-ks3yk 3 роки тому +2

      I've also been there and the pictures one sees in magazines or on the internet hardly prepare a person for walking into the pavilion built over the main dig site. Once you see it, you can never use the word, "awesome" so haphazardly ever again.

    • @busydadscooking001
      @busydadscooking001 3 роки тому

      Agree, 100%. It's like you peeled back the floor on the biggest Costco and underneath is thousands of rock-like people frozen in time. Difficult to describe.

  • @mattsiede443
    @mattsiede443 3 роки тому +2

    This vid is INCREDIBLE!! 6,000 of them!!!

  • @FairbrookWingates
    @FairbrookWingates 3 роки тому +7

    I was able to view these in MN at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and they were one of my favorite exhibits in the entire place. I was entranced by the uniqueness of each, life-sized, statue, especially the archer and the horse.

  • @AnotherPointOfView944
    @AnotherPointOfView944 3 роки тому +15

    Went to see this a couple of years ago. Awesome. But don't go in summer time - the enclosure makes it like a greenhouse. I melted.

    • @loydenochs8572
      @loydenochs8572 3 роки тому +1

      but just an amzing experience to see them!

  • @steventhomason3136
    @steventhomason3136 3 роки тому +10

    I’m amazed how things like this get lost in time. Makes you wonder about the things we think are important today

    • @loydenochs8572
      @loydenochs8572 3 роки тому +1

      and how many other things are yet to be discovered

    • @ilusnforc3
      @ilusnforc3 3 роки тому

      That was the one thing that kept thinking over and over when I went to see the site. How could a place like that simply be forgotten and lost?

  • @dawnofapril3055
    @dawnofapril3055 3 роки тому +50

    Considering it was under construction for 4 decades, it seems like this should be considered more of a Megaproject.

  • @VashGames
    @VashGames 3 роки тому +41

    If they open it this year, the statues will probably come to life and an ancient curse plague will be unleashed.
    When you're the first emperor, you collect 1:1 scale minis for your army.

    • @kaltaron1284
      @kaltaron1284 3 роки тому +3

      I don't think 6000 soldiers made of terracotta and armed with ancient weapons are much of a threat to the Chinese military.
      Edit: And playing with live-size or living soldiers has been a pastime of rulers over the ages.

  • @frasermackenzie7275
    @frasermackenzie7275 3 роки тому +2

    That burial site is so awesome and unique. Such an historic find

  • @christopherwhitfield4005
    @christopherwhitfield4005 3 роки тому +6

    One of the coolest things about the army is that they are all different. They are all hand made with different faces. There is even one that is taller and has extended arms.

  • @randalthor741
    @randalthor741 3 роки тому +2

    I went to the traveling Terracotta Warriors exhibit when it was at the British Museum, and it was amazing. Getting to see some of them up close (including a freaking chariot!) was just really cool. I can't imagine how amazing the actual site must be, with hundreds and hundreds of them...

  • @andrewhwang7920
    @andrewhwang7920 3 роки тому +75

    Simon forgot to mention that every statue is different, modelled after a real person.

    • @RealRavi
      @RealRavi 3 роки тому +9

      That’s amazing attention to detail

    • @huangec
      @huangec 3 роки тому +10

      I was just about to make the same comment!
      The heads weren't made from a common mould but were handcrafted, with different facial features, some with beards and moustaches of different styles, some clean-shaven, some older and some clearly in their teens.
      I even remember seeing one that looked like he had a dumb look to him, dressed as a lowly servant.

    • @enisra_bowman
      @enisra_bowman 3 роки тому +7

      or that they where fully coloured, but the pigments disintegrated moments after a statue is dug up

    • @kaltaron1284
      @kaltaron1284 3 роки тому +4

      @@enisra_bowman He did mention that. Well, that they were coloured initially not why the colour didn't survive.
      Makes you wonder if we could dig up an unbreached one in a vacuum and with as little light as possible if the pigments would survive.

    • @ajm2872
      @ajm2872 3 роки тому

      Nah, they all look the same anyway...

  • @raymondroberts1905
    @raymondroberts1905 3 роки тому +2

    Got to see these in Seattle years ago. One of the coolest exhibits I have ever seen.

  • @robchissy
    @robchissy 3 роки тому +4

    i've seen them in real life and i have to say it is an amazing sight, there (at the time) are/were, 3 chambers to see, the first chamber has the main pieces to see the one everyone sees in pictures, i was taken back in awe. the second one has some nice pieces and some terracotta horses and the third chamber was just broken pieces, so if you go to see them go 3-2-1 if you want the best experience

  • @TheBillzilla
    @TheBillzilla 3 роки тому +5

    Back when I was flying 747 freighters around the world, I was fortunate enough to transport three of the terracotta warriors from Australia to Malaysia. (Might have been in the other direction, I'm not sure) I made sure to do a very smooth landing so as to not damage those treasures.

  • @markperry9649
    @markperry9649 3 роки тому +3

    I’ve been waiting for this one……cheers

  • @bob_._.
    @bob_._. 3 роки тому +3

    It's said that with each kingdom he conquered he would move the monarch's family to his capital so he could keep them under surveillance, which kinda sucks. But he built each of them an exact copy of their own palace to live in, so there's that.

  • @schance1666
    @schance1666 3 роки тому +3

    i've always heard that no two statues are alike. that is even more astonishing!

  • @bradlevantis913
    @bradlevantis913 3 роки тому

    I saw the travelling exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. It’s absolutely amazing to see the craftsmanship.

  • @rockgod6180
    @rockgod6180 3 роки тому +4

    Saw a few of these on display at the Cincinnati Art Museum in 2018. Truly fascinating

  • @TheRealRedRooster
    @TheRealRedRooster 3 роки тому +14

    One thing that should have been mentioned is that pretty much each of the statues has a different/unique face...

  • @taskdon769
    @taskdon769 3 роки тому +3

    The interesting part of the whole construction projects with the tomb, the great wall, the canals, the straight northern highway, and the road networks...none of it are as massive as his vision of building a grand palace that Qin needs to be literally immortal to witness the conclusion. At the time of his death that the palace has barely finished 5% of the plan.

  • @terryenby2304
    @terryenby2304 3 роки тому +5

    I always found the Terracotta Army kind of creepy. But awesome and majestic.

    • @rockgod6180
      @rockgod6180 3 роки тому

      Kinda makes you think there are actual corpses in them lol

  • @meowcula
    @meowcula 3 роки тому +1

    I saw the travelling exhibit myself when it came to the Royal Ontario Museum. So I got to look at a couple of these statues up close.

  • @ignitionfrn2223
    @ignitionfrn2223 3 роки тому +2

    1:00 - Chapter 1 - The beginning of a history
    3:15 - Chapter 2 - Necropolis of the 1st emperor
    6:05 - Chapter 3 - A cultural revolution
    - Chapter 4 -

  • @antongliu6444
    @antongliu6444 3 роки тому +38

    This ain’t no side project, this is a brilliant case of a megaproject

    • @jezrix
      @jezrix 3 роки тому +2

      100% agree.

    • @seanj3667
      @seanj3667 3 роки тому +2

      Was going to say exactly this.

    • @tbeller80
      @tbeller80 3 роки тому +4

      Whoever decides what is a mega and what is a side project has definitely been getting his wires crossed the last few months.

    • @jezrix
      @jezrix 3 роки тому +1

      @@tbeller80 you mean ‘they’ve’ not his. I’m pretty sure it’s a girl, a very talented script writer too.

    • @jezrix
      @jezrix 3 роки тому +1

      @@tbeller80 better to say ‘they’re’ not ‘him. I’m pretty sure it’s a girl who is the script writer and a fantastic one at that.

  • @pharmdiddy5120
    @pharmdiddy5120 3 роки тому +2

    Oooh yeah some of these were at the Virginia fine arts museum. This story always fascinated me

  • @8paolo96
    @8paolo96 3 роки тому +9

    As an Italian I can say his chinese pronounciations are 100% correct

    • @shalizzle793
      @shalizzle793 3 роки тому +1

      As an Italian, I’m fuckin’ walkin’ heah

    • @apexpredator.9770
      @apexpredator.9770 3 роки тому

      Its not that accurate

    • @8paolo96
      @8paolo96 3 роки тому

      ​@@apexpredator.9770 Have you ever heard something about a thing called "humor"?

    • @ilusnforc3
      @ilusnforc3 3 роки тому

      Just 22 seconds in he didn't even properly pronounce Xi'an. The Megaprojects video on the Hong Kong Express rail link made me cringe as his pronunciation of cities kept flip-flopping back and forth, for example Shenzhen he starts off the video incorrectly as "Shenzen" then later properly pronounces "Shenzhen". His Chinese pronunciation is about as good as Johnny English. Sorry, Simon, don't mean to insult or criticize but it is distracting. It doesn't take much effort to learn a few simple common characteristics of Chinese pronunciation such as a letter "g" at the end of a word is nearly silent.
      ua-cam.com/video/rj1lPJiO3gU/v-deo.html

  • @Haileyjays
    @Haileyjays 3 роки тому +1

    Anyone else feel like the “after life” is exactly this? Coming to life through being re discovered, books now written, parts travelling the world, literally given a second chance at the whole history coming to life through discovery?

  • @AlbertaBoundd
    @AlbertaBoundd 3 роки тому +2

    "I hate mummies!" (Rick O'Connell)

  • @KeXLim
    @KeXLim 3 роки тому

    You should do a video on Dujiangyan (都江堰). Constructed by the Qin in 256BC, it’s an irrigation system that transformed huge swathes of southwest China into fertile farmland and it’s still in use today.

  • @contentdoll
    @contentdoll 3 роки тому +1

    Oooooh! Wild! I really wanna see the Mercury lake….

  • @djrabbitt423
    @djrabbitt423 3 роки тому

    I didn't realize I needed this video, until you did it... great work to you and your team Simon, very well done.
    I'd like to suggest the Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower as a subject for a video... it is an amazing work of engineering and horology. Cheers Sir!

  • @SFELNMOD
    @SFELNMOD 3 роки тому +4

    Simon, you know you have a channel called megaprojects, the terracotta army is mega.

  • @beansproutnow
    @beansproutnow 3 роки тому +9

    I really want them to find that underground river of mercury...

    • @Abelslayer1222
      @Abelslayer1222 3 роки тому +3

      They all but did find one. They cant get into the emperor's chamber because the mercury readings are too high in tomb.

  • @darynm1679
    @darynm1679 3 роки тому

    I spent a semester studying in Beijing when i was in college. During that time my parents came to visit and we went to Xian to see the terracotta army. The guide told us that when they uncover new parts they are still colored but after a few hours after being exposed to the air the pigment fades. The government doesn't want to excavate any more until they can find a way to preserve the paint. My dad also bought a life size replica of one of the generals and had it shipped home, it arrived with only one small crack. It sits at the beginning of his driveway still.

  • @crackman9376
    @crackman9376 3 роки тому +1

    Have I heard about the terracotta army 100 times before? Yes, yes I have.
    Do I want to hear about if from Simon? Yes, yes I do.

  • @MrJustbrowsing12345
    @MrJustbrowsing12345 3 роки тому +1

    I wish they would do a proper movie about this

  • @margeylarue1900
    @margeylarue1900 3 роки тому +14

    What I found astounding when we visited Xian and the museum is that each statue is unique with it’s own face, etc. They are not cookie cutter images.

    • @pigpuke
      @pigpuke 3 роки тому

      Given the lack of blown injection moulding, it would be more impressive if they _did_ look the same. That they are all different and unique is absolutely _not_ impressive. It takes an absolute master of his craft to do a perfect recreation where as every single human on the planet can make two statues that look different even though they are basically the same.

    • @margeylarue1900
      @margeylarue1900 3 роки тому

      @@pigpuke Cast molding has been around for centuries. These were cast in clay and then modified to be unique before then being fired. The legs, arms, feet, head and face were made from molds and then carved individually. I would say they were true masters of their craft. Looking at them was like looking at people on a street in Beijing. The facial features were incredibly realistic.

    • @pigpuke
      @pigpuke 3 роки тому

      @@margeylarue1900 Looking it up I was wrong about when China first used cast moulding, I thought it wasn't until later. That still doesn't change my opinion that they aren't that impressive when compared to the already ancient Sphynx when they were created.

    • @YoloLollipops
      @YoloLollipops 2 роки тому +1

      Did you see that one kneeling terracotta 🤔 in that glass case

    • @margeylarue1900
      @margeylarue1900 2 роки тому

      @@YoloLollipops yes! And we bought a small souvenir version, supposedly made from the same clay. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Love the memories of that trip.

  • @sventer198
    @sventer198 3 роки тому +5

    When the best your court artists can do to flatter you is make your crazy-eyes look slightly less crazy…..

  • @kieronparr3403
    @kieronparr3403 3 роки тому +3

    I'd call this a mega project

  • @kirito2339
    @kirito2339 3 роки тому +1

    I think the day Simon dies he will have a Terracotta Army made each one representing each of the UA-cam channels he has lol

  • @vandarkholme4745
    @vandarkholme4745 3 роки тому +9

    I heard some of these have colors that rapidly oxidized after they were dug out, and that's why they decided to not open the rest of the tomb. Also his name is actually Ying Zheng.

  • @burntmarshwigglestudio597
    @burntmarshwigglestudio597 3 роки тому +2

    Of all the ancient things I want to see unearthed, it is this tomb

  • @YoutubeBorkedMyOldHandle_why
    @YoutubeBorkedMyOldHandle_why 3 роки тому

    Just a wild hunch ...
    I wonder if it might be possible that soldiers were given the option of producing a realistic look-alike, or being buried alongside the emperor. Unlikely perhaps, but certainly a motivator.

  • @J3scribe
    @J3scribe 3 роки тому +1

    Every single one the sculptures has been photographed from every possible angle, and not one of the are alike. I wonder how many of them are self portraits?

  • @jezrix
    @jezrix 3 роки тому +1

    Great video.

  • @Jayjay-qe6um
    @Jayjay-qe6um 3 роки тому +10

    I hoped I'm alive when archeologist finally entered the emperor's tomb, and see what's it look like

  • @manuelsoto3074
    @manuelsoto3074 3 роки тому +1

    This dude is everywhere

  • @adambielen8996
    @adambielen8996 3 роки тому

    Imagine chilling in your afterlife with your army when suddenly random soldiers and retainers start vanishing.

  • @simonscott1121
    @simonscott1121 3 роки тому +3

    I recall the army itself being interesting, in terms of how it was constructed. I cant remember specifics, but every one is unique but there are similarities - like they were put together from molds for each body part but were never grouped up in the same way. Something like that.

  • @amellie2
    @amellie2 3 роки тому

    simon can probably appreciate qin shi huang’s search for immortality

  • @reggiep75
    @reggiep75 3 роки тому

    02:00 - Speaks of how he was but nothing about 'that' strange hat he's got! 😂

  • @tncorgi92
    @tncorgi92 3 роки тому +1

    Some of the weapons buried with the emperor were bronze plated with chrome, a process unknown in the rest of the world until Germany "invented" it in the 1930s.

  • @jaybestnz
    @jaybestnz 2 роки тому

    His second assassination attempt was from a famous harpist who was friends with the first guy who did the first assassination attempt.
    Qin felt bad killing a famous musician, he just had his eyes plucked out as they were sure he would attempt to kill Qin. and then after they finished pulling his eyes out, they let him finish his musical performance.
    Despite not being able to see, he still attempted to kill Emporer Quin with his lead weighted harp. He failed.

  • @Indyofthedead
    @Indyofthedead 3 роки тому

    One of the most fascinating theories I've heard about the terracotta army is the suggestion that these sculptures may have been inspired by Greek sculpture (which was inspired by Egyptian sculpture).
    This is theorized because the nature of the life-like portrayals was absolutely unmatched by anything else ever discovered in ancient China. To put that into perspective, it's like your own talentless meat bag struggling to make stick figures one day, but then recreating the paintings of Davinci the next.
    The theory hinges on the fact that the only known culture around the late century BCE that had as skilled craftsmanship of the human form were the Greeks. This theory, if true, would indicate both Europe and Asia were interconnected even before the founding of the silk road. This theory is further supported by what appears to be the presence of European mitochondrial DNA found in human remains of the time.
    This theory, of course, is controversial because many interpret it as the Terracotta army being commissioned to Greek sculptures. However, my personal opinion is closer to that of the creator of the initial theory Zhang Weixing, in that the style of the soldier statues do not appear like anything in Greek sculpture. This means that the statues were created by Chinese artisans who were either influenced by Greek art (by either traveling to Greece, meeting Greek travelers, or even studying under Greek artists to learn the human form). If true, it stands as a testament to the amazing ingenuity and ability of the Chinese people to learn, adapt, and master endeavors in such a short span of time.

  • @paulwoida8249
    @paulwoida8249 3 роки тому +1

    Mao would have gotten rid of the terra cotta warriors for the simple fact that their presence meant there was a Chinese person who was more important than him.

  • @wmeemw994
    @wmeemw994 3 роки тому

    It is a spectacular site but apparently less than 1/3 of the full burial mound with expectations that there are many more armies buried under the rest of the mound ‘mountain’.

  • @theemissary1313
    @theemissary1313 3 роки тому

    Reasons for NOT excavating - the emperor was buried inside a moat of mercury so toxic disaster waiting for when that opened and a crossbow was found in the complex that still worked. After 2000+ years, a crossbow still worked. And so might any booby traps. So, yeah, leave it be.

  • @DoctorX17
    @DoctorX17 3 роки тому

    Hmm, I don't remember subscribing to this channel, UA-cam hasn't been suggesting it... But it has Simon, so I know I actually subscribed

  • @killerkitten7534
    @killerkitten7534 11 місяців тому

    Something interesting about the tomb is that reportedly the architects and foremen of the tomb were killed upon the emperor’s death and buried within the tomb to ensure the secrets would die with them.

  • @wadezimmerman6083
    @wadezimmerman6083 3 роки тому

    The Terra-cotta Warriors are an impressive sight to see but I found that the crowd that visited the site was more impressive as there were several thousand people visiting the day I was there and it only took us about fifteen minutes to get admitted but I understand the day before there was a 3 hour wait! Also I was taken back on the way out by the presence of McDonald’s and KFC etc! BTW KFC is adored in China it’s American so it’s considered of quality! But they make it taste decidedly Chinese!

  • @Cat_McCatface
    @Cat_McCatface 3 роки тому +3

    Simon Whistler releases new video.
    Me : drop everything to learn something new. 😅😅😅
    (Loving the beard Simon! )

  • @angmori172
    @angmori172 3 роки тому

    How is this not a megaproject?

  • @isaacreicin4836
    @isaacreicin4836 3 роки тому +1

    Simon has been playing civ 6 lately i think

  • @rmlln2722
    @rmlln2722 3 роки тому

    We should 3-D print an army of Simons, useing tech advances to shock the world !!!

  • @jadenelsborg3301
    @jadenelsborg3301 3 роки тому +1

    Why wasn’t this a mega project video 😂

  • @meow7983
    @meow7983 3 роки тому +1

    Qin Shi Huang is crucial to Chinese civilisation and culture as he gave the future generation of an idea of an unified state. And to be honest, he is one of the few emperors throughout China history that did not kill any of his highly accomplished subjects just because he becomes jealous of them.

  • @birdmonster115
    @birdmonster115 3 роки тому

    Emperor dies:
    Tomb worker doesn't:
    Emperor: nu uh

  • @DH-bc8ck
    @DH-bc8ck Рік тому

    You missed one of the key features of the Terra-cotta Army: every soldier is different with a unique face. That’s right: 6000+ individual faces from an army two thousand years ago.

  • @Pavlos_Charalambous
    @Pavlos_Charalambous 3 роки тому

    On today's things that should be on Megaprojects 😏

  • @yendac8
    @yendac8 3 роки тому

    Let's all band together and crack the tomb?!!!!
    Petition

  • @AGDinCA
    @AGDinCA 3 роки тому

    Ah, but what about the question on everyone's mind?
    Are there any duplicates?
    LOL

  • @RIlianP
    @RIlianP 3 роки тому +1

    Ruler, grandiose funeral with countless riches.
    Looter: its a free real estate.
    Honestly good for the looters.

  • @sophroniel
    @sophroniel Рік тому

    Let's not miss out the liquid rivers of mercury!

  • @angelitabecerra
    @angelitabecerra 8 місяців тому

    The high mercury in the soil is one reason (amongst many I might add) they're waiting to excavate the tomb proper. Not only is it a safety hazard for all who get involved, but if the legends are true, there will be literally pools and riverlets of liquid mercury in that tomb. Making it *extremely* dangerous to excavate with our current technologies.
    Also, given the damage that's routinely done to China's archeological sites when excavated, especially the looting, they want to hold off on this one.
    It's probably the most important archeological site they'll ever have, best to take it slow and not fuck things up.

  • @mikegrazick1795
    @mikegrazick1795 3 роки тому +2

    What a clay faced army!

  • @jasonwilde197
    @jasonwilde197 3 роки тому

    Yes Mercury does grant Immortality. Immortally Dead.

  • @DMTrance87
    @DMTrance87 3 роки тому

    Have you done any videos about the 3 kingdoms period of ancient China?

  • @SlapShotRegatta22
    @SlapShotRegatta22 3 роки тому

    MEGA PROJECTS: San Alfonso del Mar, Chile

  • @hm05090x
    @hm05090x 3 роки тому

    Did you forget to plug your biographics video on Qin Shi Huang?

  • @TobaisEnstromDJ
    @TobaisEnstromDJ 3 роки тому

    How is this not a mega project?

  • @Fractal_blip
    @Fractal_blip 3 роки тому

    Mmm I love me some terracotta warrior videos

  • @rufust.firefly2474
    @rufust.firefly2474 3 роки тому

    There's more to say. How are they made and how are they all individually different? Are they portrait likenesses of the soldiers there represent, every face is different from the others? Is each statue made of One peace, or are they cast and only partially individualized? Can we compare any of the individual ceases with any other portrait existing of that individual to prove that the statue represents a real person or not? Yes, many more questions.

  • @jamesbodnarchuk3322
    @jamesbodnarchuk3322 3 роки тому

    Very cool!

  • @dudepool7530
    @dudepool7530 3 роки тому

    "Mercury... For immortality"
    Sorry, that only worked for Freddie.

  • @jonaslundberg7301
    @jonaslundberg7301 3 роки тому

    Another interesting fact about the terracotta is that they have yet not found two identical faces among the excavated terracotta warriors!

  • @nicholaskrupp3978
    @nicholaskrupp3978 3 роки тому

    Wanna do a side project on "decimal time"?

  • @SeanyBoy589
    @SeanyBoy589 3 роки тому

    Surprised this was put as a side project? If anything this feels like a mega project, curious if they couldn't find enough info to warrant a mega project video?

  • @Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma
    @Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma 3 роки тому

    THE VICINITY OF OBSCENITY IN YOUR EYE! Terracotta pie! Hey, Terracotta pie!
    (Sorry, had to do it when I saw the title)

  • @lauramacclinic2252
    @lauramacclinic2252 3 роки тому

    Side Projects Suggestion:
    Critique: Honestly, this wasn't your best video. And, I've watched a lot of your videos.
    I decided to post a suggestion here of a video you could have done instead.
    Subject: English Beaver Project
    Brief Overview:
    Long Long ago England had a large population of lovely beavers. They were thoroughly English Beaver, enjoying how swimming in rivers and lakes made them feel. But, the greedy Englishman, eat ALL the English beavers. There were no more Beaver in England after that....no one in England has seen a wild Beaver in its natural habitat in a really really really long time. Some brilliant Englishman came up with a plan to charm the English beaver to move back to the English countryside. They decided, "Hey, I'd like to see some Beaver in England." And, with the legendary ingenuity of the British, they are embarking on a SIDE PROJECT (not a MEGAPROJECT) to reintroduce the British people to Beaver.
    SEE: The Wildlife Trusts’ Beaver Reintroductions
    Did you ever see a wild beaver in England?
    Is it true that the 'English' beavers are being imported from Scotland?
    Could you do a Side Project, about the English Beaver Reintroduction Project ?
    Thank you for considering this suggestion.

  • @cruz7579
    @cruz7579 3 роки тому +1

    this seems more like a megaproject. not enough info?

  • @Games_and_Music
    @Games_and_Music 3 роки тому

    The Terracotta Army - Sideprojects. In other words, Simon's not impressed.
    Saucy!

  • @barbiquearea
    @barbiquearea 2 роки тому

    I have a theory that the reason why Qin Shi Huangdi's tomb was undisturbed for over two millennia was the same reason why Tutankhamen's tomb was allowed to remain untouched up until the 20th century. And that was because all records of his tomb were destroyed. Not only after the first emperor of China's death, the great Qin Empire that he created quickly began tottering due to widespread revolt, corruption and mismanagement by his son and successor Qin Er Shi. This all culminated in this fledgling empire meeting its demise in 206 BC (a mere 15 years after its founding) when forces under Liu Bang (founder of the Han Dynasty) took its capital of Xianyang. A year later the former Qin capital was sacked, its people massacred and burnt to the ground under the orders of Chu warlord Xiang Yu. The destruction of the once great city and beating heart of the Qin Empire took with it much of China's ancient books and knowledge, as well as any and all government records, including all the blueprints of Qin Shi Huang's tomb and where it was located. This coupled with the fact that all the craftsmen and laborers were all either killed ensured that anybody with any knowledge of the tomb could not pass on its secrets.

  • @jeffcanyafixiy
    @jeffcanyafixiy 3 роки тому +1

    That was a WINNER 🏆🏆 Simon.
    👍👍

  • @anthonymonge7815
    @anthonymonge7815 3 роки тому +2

    From what I have read about this army, they will not allow some of the new soldiers to be exposed to sunlight. This is to try and maintain the color as much as possible. Any truth to this?

    • @loydenochs8572
      @loydenochs8572 3 роки тому

      don't know about now, but when i visited, there were remnants of color on quite a few of the warriors ~ and all of the warriors i saw were indoors

  • @ForgivenMan-jl7bp
    @ForgivenMan-jl7bp 3 роки тому

    You know whats funny? I just watched another video claiming that they just discovered that the terracotta army is counterfeit. Its only like 170 years old.

  • @j.p.6932
    @j.p.6932 11 місяців тому

    4:39 Why go to all that trouble just to bury it without any sort of marker?

  • @azrasashima3733
    @azrasashima3733 3 роки тому +2

    its a shame how chinese history for the past 70 years has fallen so far.
    i hope they get their country back someday.

    • @kaltaron1284
      @kaltaron1284 3 роки тому

      To be honest they are doing better than during the "century of shame" considering most aspects.

  • @spackle42
    @spackle42 3 роки тому

    I assume 4 of those horses were tied to the limbs, but where was the fifth horse attached? Please say it was the man's neck...