Xi'an Terracotta Warriors
February 27th 2010 Today I visited the Terracotta Warriors just outside Xi'an. They were found in the 1974 by a couple of local farmers who were drilling holes looking for water. One day they drilled down and pieces of pottery came out, so they notified authorities and excavations began. One of the farmers was actually at the museum when I visited, so I have included a photo of him - he's pretty old now but he was a
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