The Terracotta Army

Day 303 - Terracotta Warriors

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May 1st 2007
We both remember watching an episode of Blue Peter many years ago that featured the Terracotta Army, the buried life-size clay soldiers guarding an ancient Chinese tomb. It’s always seemed to be one of those amazing things the world has to offer to eager tourists and to say we were looking forward to visiting them ourselves would be an understatement. As usual we opted to be clever by making o ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more