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RAINY XIAN

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September 19th 2009
Went to the Terracotta Warriors today and the Qin Tomb and it is simply staggering. I'm a sucker for history but this really is amazing. It's the oldest man made thing I have ever seen with my own eyes and it is just a fraction of what is there to be uncovered. It is an amazing and extravagent attmpt at defeating death (fail). I will try and find a book that gives me the whole history of the Q ... read more

Asia » China » Shanxi

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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