Xi'an, the Terracotta Warriors and a City Wall March 27th 2012 While in China we made the decision to hang the expense and visit the city of Xi'an. Xi'an is home to the Terracotta Warriors located at the tomb of Emperor Qin. While the Pyramids are an engineering feat to marvel the Tomb that this guy built for himself was absolutely incredible. And the fact that they only discovered it in 1976 was amazing. His tomb covers an area of approx 66 sq ... read more
Asia » China 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