Today I got out early and got on a tour bus for a couple stops outside the city. The first place was Qianling Tomb. It was impressive to see this 40ft wide road up in the hills lined with statues and stone platforms reaching into the air on other hills. However, for all that buildup the actual tomb was no where to be found. That part must have burnt down a long time ago. After all, this was a tomb for the empress of China who died about 1300 years ago. There was also a small mountain behind all of this which I walked up, but since it was so foggy I couldn’t see anything after I walked up!
Next stop was Famen Temple. In 1987 they found a secret underground chamber here. Stone hinged doors, unknown writing painted on the outermost door and all! Inside was imperial treasure and Buddha’s finger bone. It was all hidden there for over 1000 years. I got to see all the treasure and it was pretty neat. I bought some souvenirs and gifts outside. I thought I was getting an ok deal, but I should have bargained harder. Later that day I think I heard someone trying to sell a Chinese person the same thing for 1/10th the price I paid.
By the time I got home I was feeling sick again. By 8PM, I was in bed and I stayed in bed until 9AM the next day.