Fancy a stay at China's 'creepy' terracotta warrior holiday flat? It's just US$47 a night
Replica soldiers hold up sinks and lampshades, line the walls and even serve as headboards
Terracotta army-themed holiday flats in northwestern China are proving a curiosity for foreign tourists, but have been dubbed “creepy” by Chinese people commenting online.
The three flats in Xian – home to the huge ancient imperial tomb guarded by thousands of terracotta statues of soldiers – are run by Guo Zhihua.
He has decorated the properties in the city’s eastern Lianhu district with 55 replicas of the famous figures.
Mini-size warriors hold up sinks and lampshades, while life-size soldiers and horses line the walls, serve as headboards and are painted on sides of showers.
One and two-bedroom flats costs from 300 yuan (US$47) to 600 yuan a day torent.
“The terracotta warriors are aimed at special foreign tourist groups,” 53-year-old Guo said in a report published on Sunday by the video-sharing website PearVideo.