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The Army of the Terracotta Warriors  
   

The Army of the Terracotta Warriors

Xian - Home of the Terracotta Army

September 30th 2006
As with all the overnight trains we taken we arrived in Xian early in the morning, only this time we were greeted with rain, torrents of it! We left the station and kept a look out for my name as we’d been told we’d get a free pickup for the hostel we’d organised earlier. It didn’t take long for us to find the gent holding up a soggy piece of paper with my name on it but we were informed ... read more
Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

Chinese Flag 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
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