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[garymarsh6, 16/10/2009] The Terracotta Warriors. Xian
When I was fourteen I remember watching with mouth agog at the news reports of the discovery of the terracotta warriors in Xian, China. They were accidentally discovered by a group of farmers who were drilling a well for water. They came across some unusual pieces of pottery. The authorities heard about it and a delegation was sent to examine the pieces of pottery. It was quickly identified as pottery from around the time of the first Emperor and this was quickly relayed to more senior officials. Shortly followed a massive influx of archaeologists who started
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[AndrewPo, 12/09/2008] The Bell Tower is modern hotel in a good location, very near the centre of the city and opposite the bell-tower. It is a fairly ordinary modern hotel, rather lacking in character, but of course the main reason for anyone to go to Xian is to see the Terracotta Army, outside the city. It is comfortable an very conveniently located for exploring this interesting walled city on foot.
For dinner we had the local delicacy, which is referred to as "hotpot", but is actually raw meat & vegetables served with a small cauldron of boiling soup, in which we had to cook the meat. Quite pleasant and certain
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