We were lucky enough to have local friends who showed us all around X'ian -- including the famous terracotta warriors. It was a whirlwind tour since we were only there for 2.5 days, but here are just a few photo highlights. (old city wall at night and the terracotta warriors below.) The army was created to accompany an emperor into the afterlife and consists of over 7,000 warriors (plus various horses, carriages, etc). Apparently he was expecting quite a battle. Each terracotta warrior in the army is slightly larger than life size and reportedly eaxh one is unique with different clothes, hairstyles, body types, etc. It really is amazing what one can do with slave labor!
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