In the main excavation pit

Xi'an

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March 11th 2008
When I was 9 years of age back in 1989, my mum went to China and the photo that I remembered most vividy was of the terracotta warriors in Xi'an. She also brought home two miniature models which I would often gaze at in wonder over the years, fascinated by the story of an entire army buried with an emperor to protect him in the afterlife. Therefore, my first visit to China would not have been ... 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