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Imagine stepping out of the lift, only to be greeted by the sight of a life-size terracotta warrior?<\/p>\n
Xiaohongshu user Ting posted a picture of the statue with a red sash tied across its waist greeting her as she tried to find her friend\u2019s unit in Singapore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI took a wrong turn and saw the giant terracotta warrior outside someone\u2019s house, which totally scared me,\u201d she wrote, adding it looked quite funny.<\/p>\n
Many online loved the dramatic d\u00e9cor, with one netizen highlighting its usefulness.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe food delivery can be hung on its hand,\u201d read a comment<\/p>\n
But others were less amused, saying that they were uncomfortable with the statue, saying that terracotta warriors are traditionally burial artifacts.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a person from Xi\u2019an, I\u2019m absolutely shocked. I\u2019ve seen several instances in Singapore where huge terracotta warriors are used as decoration in bars and restaurants,\u201d read a comment.<\/p>\n
However, some countered that it shouldn\u2019t be an issue as it was probably a replica and not robbed from Qin Shi Huang\u2019s tomb.<\/p>\n
A netizen who claimed to be Malaysian Chinese wrote that rather than a burial artifact, the terracotta warrior could also be seen as a sort of guardian.<\/p>\n
For the record, real terracotta warriors are priceless national treasures, illegal to sell or own. \u00a0<\/p>\n
A quick check online shows replicas going for around S$300 to S$8,888 on Carousel.<\/p>\n
What do you think?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n