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Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an
August 30th 2016
Published: September 1st 2016
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No, I am not in China at the moment but as I indicated earlier, by writing this I am simply responding to requests to write about this past trip and which follows my earlier blogs "Shanghai, China - redefining modern" and "Yangtze River Cruise - bending water and the mind". So, here it is. We were strongly advised by friends who had previously traveled to China, not to visit without seeing the Te... Read Full Entry



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Roger Sutherland
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My name is Roger and I am originally from the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia but now live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. My wife Jeanette and I have traveled to all the continents with the exception of Antarctica but nevertheless still have many other countries and areas that we wish to experience in the future. So far we have visited nearly 76 countries and territories worldwide, some of which we have visited multiple times and counting. We are particularly attracted to Europe and as an example, have visited Belgium six times and Spain four, making it eight times on the continent as of July 2... full info
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Restoration work still being done.Restoration work still being done.
Restoration work still being done.
Artifacts destroyed in this section when the roof collapsed.Artifacts destroyed in this section when the roof collapsed.
Artifacts destroyed in this section when the roof collapsed.
Horses.Horses.
Horses.
Very thick-walled room.Very thick-walled room.
Very thick-walled room.
Fragments.Fragments.
Fragments.
Part of a four-horse chariot.Part of a four-horse chariot.
Part of a four-horse chariot.
Collapsed roof.Collapsed roof.
Collapsed roof.
Under the weight of earth for centuries.
A preserved archerA preserved archer
A preserved archer
Protected examples of the face pigment which fades on exposure to the dry air.Protected examples of the face pigment which fades on exposure to the dry air.
Protected examples of the face pigment which fades on exposure to the dry air.
Hign ranking officer.Hign ranking officer.
Hign ranking officer.
Interestingly, the artiste was able to simulate a smile on this face.
A General.A General.
A General.
The largest figures were the generals.
No detail was spared.No detail was spared.
No detail was spared.
A posing archer.A posing archer.
A posing archer.
Now rotted, the drawn bow and arrow would have been in his hands.
Jeanette and I pose with replicas.Jeanette and I pose with replicas.
Jeanette and I pose with replicas.
Some of the decorated jade art.Some of the decorated jade art.
Some of the decorated jade art.



1st September 2016

Randolph Evelyn
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Army without weapons
Your description of the visit to China is so vivid and captivating that I wish I could visit also.
1st September 2016

Josie
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"Adventurous"
Here is my new name for you:SUPER ADVENTUROUS" (SMILE)
14th September 2016

naomi rattray
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Physical efforts for spiritual afterlife
What seems strange to you was shared by other cultures, i.e. the Egyptians

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