Faces

The warriors each have a unique face

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Xi'an

November 1st 2009
Our second stop on the tour was to Xi’an. The town became a major tourist destination when a common farmer started to dig a new well and came up with pieces of Terracotta Warriors. The next thirty years would discover what is being called a new “Wonder of the World”. Like the Great Wall, you expect to see something wonderful but still cannot believe how special it really is. The Terracot ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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

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