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Xi'an

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April 20th 2006
20th - 22nd April Xi'an This former imperial capital is our base for a day trip to the terracotta warriers. These stone warriers have been buried for over 2,000 years, until they were discovered by a farmer (Mr Yuang, or similar) in 1976. They are all facing East in battle formation and were created by 720,000 people over 40 years as part of Emperor Qins self-designed tomb. At that time th ... 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