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by:walter_ba21 on: Jul 28 2008
A one-day excursion by plane from Beijing to Xian. We visited the Terracotta Army and the City Wall. The city wall is very interesting and well preserved.
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The Terracotta Army is one of the most interesting sites we have seen in China. Simply wonderful! The figures include warriors, chariots, horses, officials. Total over 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses. This is the link of my photogallery: http://fotoviaggiando.altervista.org/cina/terracotta/terracotta.html
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China Travel Journals > Xian > AttractionsThe fortifications of Xi'an represent one of the oldest and best preserved Chinese city walls. The wall is very impressive: it's 12 m height, and 15-18 m wide at the base and 12-14 m at the top. The existing wall was started by the Ming Dynasty in 1370. You can walk on the top and have a nice view: a mix of the middle-age fortification with its towers and the town with its modern skyline.
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Close-up View to the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses
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morgen
,Jul 28 2008
Excited words！Thank you so much, Walter.
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