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Xi'an: The Terra Cotta Warriors

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July 19th 2007
July 12: Today we took the city bus to see the Terra Cotta Warriors. We followed some directions we found on the internet and they were letter perfect. We caught the 306 bus from outside the railway station ... it cost 7 yuan to take us the hour or so trip out of town. The bus stopped at a few attractions along the way. Finally, we were there! We walked up the long walkway, past one set of gates ... read more

Asia » China

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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