At the museum ticket booth

Shaanxi

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April 12th 2009
Any trip along the Silk Road must begin at its starting point: Xi'an, modern day Chang'an, one of the great ancient capitals of China. Most famous today for being the home of the terracotta warriors, the silent army that has guarded the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, for over two thousand years. Qin Shi Huang was the first to unify China, build the Great Wall, standardise the w ... 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