The week in Xi

Didy and Angel gave up much of their personal time, to help visit all that Xian has to offer. They have become my friends, and little "Angel" has captured my heart with her wit, her intelligence, her English, and her charm.

#60 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China ( XI'AN: The Terra Cotta Army of Xi'an)

November 10th 2006
Few sight in the world are more awe-inspiring than seeing over 7,ooo warriors standing in battle positions, pretending to defend their emperor in his "world-beyond". Perhaps he anticipated, that in his next life, he would forever be haunted by the millions of souls, whom he once offered and ferried to the underworld with his brutality. Though Qin Shihuang became king at the age of 13, his p ... 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

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