Introduction to the Terracotta Army

On the way to the Terracotta Army our guide told us a little about how it were found. A group … More

Huxian farmers and imperial mausoleum

In the same area as the Banpo village there was a small exhibition of ‘Huxian farmer’s painting’. This is very … More

The plan this day was to visit the terracotta warriors and we were part of a bigger group. We set … More

It transpired that we could not visit the historical museum as we had expected as it is not open on … More

The journal continues in Xi’an A guide arrived at the hotel for us at 9. a.m. and took us first to … More

Within the palace or city as it is known are three main buildings of interest: Chengyun Palace was used as … More

The following day we took a taxi to the Jingjiang Prince’s Palace. We were then provided there with an English … More

From there we drove about 30 minutes higher up into the hills to another village where we had lunch of … More

The next day we went to Huangluo Yao village where the women have very long hair and saw their display. … More

We then drove back through Yung Dao and on to Water Caves near Yiling Village, Yangshuo. There we were taken … More