Terracotta Soliders

Xi'An (more tours!)

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August 4th 2006
We are in Xi'an now, flew here this am and went straight to five guided tours and two meals before checking in to the hotel. Everyone is very exhausted, but we saw and learned a ton. The Terra Cotta Warriors were the best...if you don't know what they are google them, because it will take me too long to write. It is so neat! Basically they found these "Soldiers" under the ground 25 years ago, ... 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