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If you notice an 8-inch-tall, Asian-influenced statue in what seems like a random spot this weekend — word to the wise: pick it up. It could be your ticket to a free night/getaway weekend in Washington, D.C.

Destination D.C. is unleashing some mini-warriors (think Mini Me) in select cities Friday as part of the arrival of China’s terra cotta warrior statues to the National Geographic Museum in the final stop on their U.S. tour.

More than 800 small, terra cotta warrior statues will be placed in high-traffic locations and near media outlets in Baltimore  Friday. Flagged with clever messages, the statues encourage their finders to log on to the Weekend Warriors promotion site for a chance to win a “Golden Warrior” weekend getaway in D.C.

Here’s a sample of the campaign in action Destination D.C. is passing around.

The blockbuster exhibition Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China’s First Emperor, opened in D.C. yesterday (Nov. 19) after drawing record crowds in its previous stops. Nearly 100,000 tickets to the show in Washington were purchased prior to the exhibition’s opening — and some weekend dates are fully sold out.

Happy hunting…

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