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Tag: Xi’an

Xi’an day and night

There are a couple of interesting pictures from Xi’an without any words taken during the day and night which I’m adding … More

China, dragon, East Gate, floodlit, museum, travel, Xi'an

General turned God

From the mausoleum we drove on to the town of San Yuan which is quite a small place (relatively speaking). Here … More

China, god, San Yuan, temple, travel, Xi'an

Another Chinese Emperor’s Mausoleum

That brings to an end the tales of my 2014 travels and I am working on what adventures to have … More

China, emperor, Empress Wang, Han dynasty, Liu Qi, museum, travel, Xi'an

The Army itself

Pit one is what is usually depicted in most publications. It is a truly impressive view of a life-size army. … More

archaelogy, China, Terracotta Army, travel, warriors, Xi'an

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

Archaeology, China, farmer, Terracotta Army, travel, warriors, Xi'an

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

art, China, Huxian farmer painting, mausoleum, painting, Qi Emperor, travel, Xi'an

6,000 year old village

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

archeaology, Banpo, China, travel, Xi'an

Chinese Mosque

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

carpet weaving, China, Mosque, silk, travel, Xi'an

Xi’an City Wall and Goose Pagoda

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

Buddhist, China, city, city wall, Goose Pagoda, temple, travel, Xi'an

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