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Terracotta Warriors

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May 25th 2010
Today I saw the sight that was the main reason why I came to China: the terracotta warriors. I had heard from others that they were disappointing and so I went with much trepidation. In fact, I loved them. There are three excavation pits, of which Pit 1 is the main site, where the pottery pieces have been found and restored (all the figures were broken by floods, fires or pa ... 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