Kippin

Terracotta Warriors

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February 3rd 2009
Today we went to see the terracotta warriors - very impressive! Thousands of them, each one different. Pit 1 had the majority of them, all standing in formation facing east, except for the edge rows and the rear, who were facing outwards. Pit 2 was still mainly unexcavated, except for the backside of a horse sticking out of the mud wall. And Pit 3 had the highet ranking officers and the chariots. ... 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