Me and Mr. Yang Zhifa

This guy found the Terracotta Warriors whilst drilling a well on his farm, now he's a proper celebrity in China.

March 24th 2010
Today was an interesting one. I rose a bit later today as the tiredness is catching up with me a bit now. First thing was to bag everything up and check out of the hostel which meant leaving my bags in the foyer for the day. I’ve felt much safer having the PacSafe knowing its more secure so thanks James H for the advice on that ;-) I caught a bus to the train station to get my ticket to Shangha ... read more

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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

14th January 2012

Helen
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mr yang zhifa
how hard it has been to get a photo of the man or men who were the first to find the soldiers you have done well to get a picture of him. great to see. have gone on so many sites today and can not find any of him with the story along side.

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