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Terra Cotta is quite...durable

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September 22nd 2007
Today (Saturday) was full! The First Emperor's Tomb...the Terra Cotta Warriors built to guard The First Emperor's Tomb, another excavated tomb with terra cotta figurines, and a visit to Raphael's grandparents 90 year old cave home--built into the side of a mountain.We have been looking forward to seeing the Terra Cotta soldiers for a long time. As an excavation and archeological find, it is amaz ... 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