Shaanxi (Shǎnxī)Blogs we like

  1. Slideshow: Terracotta Warriors

    Blog: To China... and Beyond! - 11 December 2009

    When I first came to China in 2007, Xi’an’s Terracotta Warriors were the thing I was most excited to see. And by most excited, I mean “jumping up and down squealing from the moment I saw that they were on the itinerary.” I had wanted to visit the site ever since I first read about [...]

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  2. Xian: Melting in the middle of China

    Blog: 12FOOT3 - 15 September 2009

    I can still remember the first time I heard of the Army of Terra Cotta Warriors: it was in one of my Dad’s 1980’s-era issue of National Geographic. The image of all those soldiers, each one with his own unique facial hair, clothing, and even shoe tread, stayed with me through the years, so I [...]

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