The police: ‘The author of the gesture is suffering from mental disorders’
A Chinese tourist climbed down a fence and launched himself in a section of the terracotta army museum in Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi, damaging two ancient clay warriors, one of the most famous attractions all over the world. The local authorities reported it regarding the episode that took place on Friday afternoon, in the report of the state media.
The man, a thirty -year -old whose surname Sun was provided, was visiting the museum when “climbed the protective network and jumped” among the warriors, reported the police officers in a widespread note today. The author of the gesture was presented as “affected by mental disorders”, while an investigation was started that better clarifies the story. Finished among the ancient warriors, Sun “pushed and pulled” the statues, with two who in the end were “damaged to various extent”.
The pit in which the man launched is up to 5.4 meters deep. Built around 209 AC to monitor the tomb of the first emperor Qin Shi Huang, the terracotta army, made up of 8,000 men, is one of the most important archaeological discoveries of China and is considered a symbol of the ancient artistic and military refinement of the Dragon. The important tourist attraction of Xi’an has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
