Terracotta Army

The archeological site-turned-museum. The initial digging up of the soldiers exposed their clothing to direct sunlight, which caused all of the clothing color to immediately fade.

Xi'an and the Terracotta Warriors

November 27th 2007
My first full weekend in Beijing I took a 12-hour overnight sleeper train Xi’an. John took a flight the same night traveling to give a promotional lecture for two new ‘New Channel’ schools being opened out side of Beijing. The second lecture was in Xi'an. Though it does not come close to the size of Beijing, Xi'an is still a very big city with about 6-8 million people. It served as the ... 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

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