The Terracota Army

Men made of Pottery

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November 14th 2011
Xi’an So we tried to catch an overnight train to Xi’an not really bearing in mind that with over 1.3bn people, China has over a 7th of the world’s population and that means a good few people want the same train as you. So instead we paid a little extra and flew. The city of Xi’an, was for me anyway, more of a culture shock than Beijing. It is not a major city and therefore is not s ... 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