Xi'an, China
Plan 1/2 day to visit the Terracotta Army, it has been referred to as the 8th Wonder in the World. Qin Shi Huang dreamt about building this empire for his afterlife when he was 13 years old. It is estimated over 700,000 workers were used (mostly slaves) for this project. Those workers that helped with the Emperor's tomb were rewarded with graves beside him. His concubines, servants and the workers were all buried alive with him when he died. In fact, anyone ...