Terra Cotta Warriors - recovered soldier

3rd Aug : Xia'n Terra Cotta Warriors

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August 3rd 2014
Today was one of the highlights of our journey - to see the Terra Cotta warriors. Having experienced the non-value of an organised tour Yesterday, we decided to use local transport to get out to see the Warriors which are about 20km nth east of Xian , so off the railway station to catch a local bus (just 8RMB) to get there. A steamy hr later, we arrived at the village that was the entrance to the ... 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