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Xian - Terracotta warriors

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November 15th 2010
We took the public bus ten kilometers out of Xian to visit the terracotta warriors. The soldiers were discovered in 1974, they are part of a burial tomb by one of the Qin dynasty emperors from around 200 BC. He believed that he would rise from the dead to continue his domination of China. Over a 40 year span, he had the tomb created for himself. The tomb includes thousands of soldiers, horses ... 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