Terracotta Warriors

All the King's horses and all the King's men

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April 21st 2008
There is one main reason for us to visit Xi'an: to see the army of the Terracotta Warriors. Discovered by local farmers drilling a well in March 1974, the Terracotta Warriors are now a major Chinese tourist attraction to rival the Great Wall. The Terracotta Army was built to protect the Emperor of Qin (Shi Huang Di) in the afterlife. Shi Huang Di is also often refered to as the first Emperor of C ... 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