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Warriors, Tomatoes and Trains.
... us boxes of mini tomatoes and pomegranates… what would I do with these, I have no idea. We got dropped at the train station and waited around for our train to Chengdu, thankfully in a small lounge this time. Two very friendly girls shared the cabin with us, Bridget and Ligaan. They were teachers from around Chengdu, and tried to help us find things to do while we are in Chengdu. I think they really enjoyed practicing their English with us, and ...
I Predict A Riot!
... and the like”, and I thought that he may have hit on it, they had effectively pedestrianized the centre of Xi’an. We wandered down the main road towards the Bell Tower, which was situated at the centre of a main crossroads (reminiscent of the Arc de Triomphe) and noticed the crowds getting more and denser. The Bell Tower was closed, but behind it, at the “Bell Tower Hotel” a crowd had gathered of around three ...
The Rain in Xi'an Fell Mainly on Our Train
So chinese trains haven't been on time that often. In fact kels worked it out that they've been on average about 2 hours late each time we've taken one. So we left shanghai at almost 7, and we're supposed to get into Xi'an at 8 in the morning. To start with we were pretty happy, we got onto the train just in time to avoid getting drenched, had a red skin train (one with ac), and had cabins next to each other. Perfect right? No. It turns out that the thunder lightning ...
Terracotta Warriors
... The second and last day in Xi'an we caught two local buses out to the Terracotta Warriors. Despite being more than 1 hour long, the bus cost 7RMB each (approximately NZ$1.50).
The Terracotta Army (AKA the Terracotta Warriors and Horses) is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BC and whose purpose was to protect ...
Xian 2: An Army Fit for an Emperor
... Look closer and it’s all the bits and pieces of soldiers not yet reconstructed—it hardly seems like you could make a full statue out of all the random shards.
The soldiers were all meant to be carrying arms or driving chariots, but these wooden implements had all been disintegrated, so it’s a bit weird seeing standing archer drawing a string that no longer exists. Actually, it kind of looks like he’s doing tai chi. Two chariots ...
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