I will start with the story about the best archaeological find - Terracotta army. In 1974, a group of farmers in China were digging a well when they uncovered something strange: a life-sized statue of a soldier standing for battle. When the area was excavated later by archaeologist one of the most incredible archaeological finds in history was revealed. These statues were made to guard the tomb of Qin Shi Huang. Around 700,000 men worked on building the elaborate treasure-filled tomb surrounded by a army of clay soldiers until the emperor's death Each one of the statues is unique. They each have their own individual facial expressions and features. Some have moustaches, others i beards and they are all different heights and builds. The emperor's tomb was forgotten and remained untouched for 2,000 years. Today, the First Emperor's Tomb is a protected UNESCO World Cultura Heritage site. Archaeologists may never uncover all the riches of the tomb, but what has been found so far is a fantastic gift to the world Any visitor to China will be amazed by the spectacular terracotta army. is a sight not to be missed.
Secondly I want to mix our stories and tell you about the funny, big and unique roadside attractions. Our towns, cities and motorways can be transformed by unusual buildings, statues and huge roadside attractions! They bring an element of surprise and humour to everyday places and come in many shapes and sizes. Here are some of the largest roadside attractions in the world.
How would you like to stand in the mouth of the world's biggest dinosaur? It might sound scary, but this is no ordinary dinosaur. This creature is made out of steel and fibreglass, stands 26 metres tall and weighs an astonishing 65,770 kg. If you are ever in Queensland, Australia, why not stop at Woombye to visit the Big Pineapple? This 16-metre-high fruit is made out of fibreglass and has been a popular tourist attraction since 1971. People driving along Kennon Road to Baguio City' in the Philippines have all noticed the same thing: a giant lion's head. The head is 12 metres high and has been carved out of limestone. So you are ever driving down Kennon Road, don't forget to stop for nice break.
Our culture is nothing without past. This festival tells us something about the past in our time, tells something about traditions. The sound of the didgeridoo, the traditional musical instrument of Aboriginal Australians, announces the beginning of th Garma Festival. This annual celebration of Aboriginal culture is a call to all people to come together in unity. During the festival, visitors enjoy the traditional art, dance, music and song of the Yolngu tribe, but Garma is not just about the ways that the Yolngu did things in the past. The Garma Festival also about their future. Aboriginal Australians like the Yolngu have lived on the continent for over 40,000 years. .Aboriginal Australians believe that everything has a soul or a spirit, including the landscape and the weather. This creates a unique bond between the people and the land. They tell stories and paint pictures about The Dreaming, the time when the world began, Aboriginal Australian art is famous not just for the handmade boomerangs decorated didgeridoos for tourists, but for valuable bark paintings and carefully constructed dot paintings that now hang in art galleries around the world. In the Yolngu language, Garma is something that takes place when people from different backgrounds meet to share knowledge. The festival is held on holy ground in the forest as way to highlight the past and raise awareness about the future of Aboriginal Australians, There are traditional dances and didgeridoo performances, but there are also gatherings to discuss ways of investing in the native people and their land. Not everyone can attend the festival.
Our story's mix didn't finished! Our next stop is Las Vegas! Las Vegas is full of extraordinary places. There's a hotel that built like an ancient Egyptian casino complete with an Eiffel Tower, and the Grand Canal Shops an enormous 46,000 m2 mall. It was opened n 1999 and its inspiration is taken from Venice, the city build on water. It's one of the most popular indoor malls arriving every year for an n the world, with 20 million visitors As you enter authentic Venetian shopping experiencel the mall, look up and you'll see some inspired by Michelangelo, amazing ceiling art the mall mirrors be amazed at the watch where you're going! crossing the floating attention to detail. Everything in over city, even the and bridges atmosphere: as the canals. Then of course, there's the fanta you stroll past the shops, or stop for a cappuccino you'll be serenaded by the sweet violins of street musicians. There's also a juggler, an opera trio and a collection of marble statues: but, look twice and you'll see they're actually human. The living statues line the sides of the canal and pose by the doors of exclusive fashion boutiques selling the finest clothes, including, some of the best Italian designers. Here there are more performances of singers, actors and musicians and a marketplace selling souvenirs of Venice including carnival masks and costumes and pretty Venetian glass from Murano. Before you leave the square, there's one thing you really must do to complete your day: experience a true tradition of Venice and take a ride on a gondola! All of this should inspire you to take a trip to the real venice one day. O know it’s definitely inspired me!
Next we want to visit one man In the North. He makes unbelievable things. Terie lsungset, is a Norwegian-born musician, who has developed unique way of using ice to make music, thinks is the future and he could be right sungset had been a percussionist playing drums in different bands many years when his music suddenly took a whole new direction. He said that his interest in ice music began when he played at a concert held behind a frozen waterfall. As he his music, he wondered what kint of sounds he could get out of ice. He soon moved on to make other instruments from ice, including horns, harps and trumpets. He ha even made ice guitars, ice harps and an ice didgeridoo. Isungset is the world's only ice musician, composing music just for ice instruments he makes. Terje calls his ice music chill-out music. His instruments aren't just made out of any old ice, either. He gets blocks from glaciers and some of the ice he uses is hundreds of years old. One problem with ice instruments is that they only last for one or two concerts before they melt. . But what about music fans? sungset has recently been busy with a concert tour across Europe. He has also recorded six albums of ice music. He still finds time run the Ice Music Festival in Geilo, Norway, which he started in 2006. So what does the future hold for lsungset? Is ice music here to stay? The music he creates is beautiful and the sounds from instruments are ones that you would never expect to hear. lsungset is a very talented musician who with the help of Mother Nature, makes very beautiful music.
Our culture is nothing without art. There are three main styles: Surrealism, Impressionism, Expressionism.
Surrealism was founded by a young group of European artists led by the French poet André Breton in 1924. It was partly created as a reaction to the horror of World War I. The group wanted to show that our dreams and thoughts were just as important as the world we can see and touch. They hoped to shock people and make them look at things in new ways. Therefore, their paintings combined the world of fantasy with reality in odd ways, just like in a dream. Salvador Dali, René Magritte and Marcel Duchamp were some of the most famous surrealists.
Impressionism was developed in France during the last decade of the 19th century. The movement was born when a group of French artists, including Paul Cézanne and Edouard Manet, began to paint in a style that broke the strict conventions set by the academies. Critics were outraged, nevertheless, the movement continued to grow. The Impressionists tried to capture moments and sensations, using touches of Many of them painted outdoors and focused on how the time day and the season could affect a landscape. other famous Impressionists were Edgar Degas and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Expressionism Expressionism emerged in the early 1900s and was concentrated in Germany. The aim of the artists was most to paint image that would reflect their emotions. Expressionist artist used bright colours mixed with dark brushstrokes and images were often distorted to portray anxiety and horror. They were influenced by Munch and Vincent Van Gogh. The most fa artists of this movement were Max Beckmann, Jacques Rouault, Wassily Kandinsky and Otto Dix.
Lets finish my mix of stories in my Motherland - Russia. Like most ordinary Russians, can't afford to go shopping at the expensive designer shops in the city centre so l go to flea markets instead. My favourite is lzmailovo Flea Market close to lzmailovsky Park and Partizanskaya metro station in Moscow. It opens every day from 8 am to 5 pm. There you can buy everything. The only problem with this market is that you can easily spend more time and money than you anticipated because there's so much to choose from and everything is so reasonably priced. As it's an open- air market, this isn't a problem in the summer, but in the winter you can only stay outdoors for a couple of hours so then we have to do our shopping quickly. Also you can visit the lzmailovo Vernissage. This is a different type of market that is very popular with It has great handmade tourists. souvenirs and traditional handicrafts such as table linens, ceramics and wooden and leather goods. Basically, it is a souvenir hunters paradise, with stalls offering nesting dolls, lacquer boxes, art, antiques, carpets and much more. It's much cheaper here than the city centre, too. It's only open in the mornings during the week, but from 9 am to 6 pm at the weekends.
Oh, I want to add something about Motherland. The Motherland calls is a giant concrete statue on the hill of Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd (former Stalingrad), Russia. It is a magnificent statue of a woman holding a large sword in her right hand and commemorates Russia's victory over the Nazi invasion during World War II. When it was erected in 1967 it was the tallest statue in the world and is still one of the biggest today. It measures 85 metres from the top of the base to the tip of the sword and weighs almost 8000 tons. The statue is part of a huge memorial site of Mamayev Kurgan, which was built to honour the millions of Russians who died for their country. It is a well-loved monument and one of the Seven Wonders of Russia.
I like culture and try to paint, read, visit museums, study, because I know - without the culture we are just animals!
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