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Terracotta Warriors

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February 27th 2008
Neil: Hello All. We're now in Xi'an, famous for the Teracotta Warriors! As usual with this trip, gettting here proved to be an adventure but we've arrived safe and sound eventually. Due to the snow in Pingyao, there were no trains out to Xi'an so we had to take a bus. The hostel booked this for us and a taxi driver took us to the bus stop from the hostel. However, when we arrived at the bus s ... 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