The Terracotta Warriors Photo 3

The Terracotta Warriors

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October 13th 2011
The must see sight in the city I lived in for a couple months, these figures from the 3rd century B.C. were discovered in 1974 by local farmers. The man still hangs out at the site, signing books and milking every last dollar out of his discovery. He apparently was paid next to nothing for his discovery, though, and his farmland was taken by the government. It's another world heritage site, na ... 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