Our Trip to Xi'an

Xi'an is about 2 hour flight from Dalian and is home to the Terracotta Army. This has been on our list of must-see sights in China, so we decided to go for Kevin's birthday weekend.

Here is an edited blurb from Wikipedia about the Terracotta Army:

The Terracotta Army (bīngmǎ yǒng; literally "soldier and horse funerary statues"), is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor of China. They were created and buried to protect the emperor after his death.

The figures, dating from 210 BC, were discovered in 1974 by some local farmers near Xi'an.

The figures vary in height(6.0–6.4 ft), according to their roles, with the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors, chariots, horses, officials, acrobats, strongmen and musicians. Current estimates are that in the three pits containing the Terracotta Army there were over 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which are still buried in the pits.

Here are a few pictures from the weekend. It is much more impressive in person!

Double click on the album to view the pictures:

Xi'an

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