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Try to picture life-size terracotta sculptures by your side as you eat, sleep and use the bathroom. A hotel in Xi’an that offers this fully immersive experience has become popular among both Chinese and foreign guests.
The Airbnb-style themed suites, ranging from 80 to 100 square meters, are in downtown Xi’an, home to the Terracotta Army, and are owned by Guo Zhihua, a 53-year-old Xi’an resident. A taxi driver in the 1990s, Guo spent most of his life driving tourists to see the soldiers at the Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum Site Museum.
“Many of my colleagues parked their cars, smoked and chatted with each other. But I preferred to go to the pits ( 坑) with my passengers to tell them stories about the soldiers — like a tour guide. Over the years, I have grown to like the soldiers very much,” he said.
Guo placed more than 200 soldier replicas ( 复制品) in the three hotel rooms, which he named Pit 1, Pit 2 and Pit 3. The sculptures are under the beds, the washbasins, in front of toilet seats and in the walls. Tiles and pillowcases also carry images of the stern-faced soldiers. “As the bed light shines through a specially coated cover, images of soldier formations multiply so that guests can feel like an emperor reviewing his troops,” Guo said.
Guo’s rooms, which cost $ 100 to $ 200 a night, have drawn thousands of visitors from 30 countries and regions since the hotel opened in 2008, when Beijing hosted the Summer Olympics. “I was banking on the growing interest in Chinese history,” Guo said. The hotels are fully booked until May. “One day, I received 400 reservations in two hours,” he said.
Despite the hotel’s rising popularity, some criticize it as a cheesy ( 劣质的) replica and say it’s horrifying to sleep in a tomb. One guest complained in a video that he could not sleep the whole night with soldiers staring at him.
Guo is not disturbed. “I’d like to offer more history-themed hotels with Han and Tang Dynasty decorations so overseas tourists can truly experience Chinese history and when back home, tourists can carry on the Chinese culture,” he said.
28. What is the main reason for Guo Zhihua’s opening the theme hotel in Xi’an?
A. Xi’an is home to the Terracotta Army.
B. Such hotels are welcomed by tourists.
C. Life-size terracotta sculptures are eye-catching.
D. He wants to impress foreigners with Chinese culture.
29. What do we know about the hotel?
A. Over 200 soldiers have been put in the hotel rooms.
B. The sculptures can be seen even in the bathroom.
C. Guests can review their troops before going to sleep.
D. The hotel receives 400 reservations on a daily basis.
30. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Guo used to work as a tour guide in the museum.
B. The hotel has drawn thousands of visitors since it was opened in 2008.
C. Not all people are willing to spend a night in these themed hotel rooms.
D. Guo will open a second Terracotta Army hotel in no time.
31. What could be the best title for the passage?
A. Terracotta Sculptures Never Fail to Fascinate Foreigners
B. The First Terracotta Army Hotel in Xi’an
C. Guo, a Successful Taxi Driver
D. Sleep like an Emperor with Soldiers Around

答案： 28.D 29.B 30.C 31.D