Terrecota Warriors

Terrecotta Warriors

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December 3rd 2009
We lost a day yesterday as Laura was hungover and in bed all day, I just had a wander around Xi'an town and booked our sleeper train to Shanghai. This morning was all about hostel search for Shanghai, once we were sorted we got a (603) bus to the train station to begin our trip to the Terrecotta Warriors. When we arrived at the station it was absolute bedlum!!!! Thousands of people just sat on th ... 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