Xi'an - Terracotta Warriors

Xi'an and the Warriors

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October 13th 2008
Arrived in Xi'an and got the hostel pick up. When I got into the hostel I managed to get on the tour to the Warriors that day with Rachael and Catherine. It was a highlight of the trip so far. Fascinating and capivating. I almost couldn't believe how little had been unearthed and reconstructed. Just amazing thinking about the effort that went into constructing the army, 720,000 people worked ... 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