Pit One - the front row of soldiers

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May 13th 2011
I think it's fair to say that the most famous thing about Xi'an is the Terracotta Army, certainly, it seemed to be the attraction that most people we met there were interested in seeing. In case you can't be bothered to google it and you want the most basic of facts given to you by a cretin like me, they were discovered by accident by a farmer in 1974. They were made during the Qin ... 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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