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Xian - the Terracotta Warriors
Our lovely guide Melody started us off at the 'biggest Terracotta warrior producing factory ' which is really a foil for a humongous warehouse selling all types of souvenirs.
We must have been a total failure as buying tourists as were out in 10 mins much to Melody's disgust. Onwards to the warriors which were truly amazing. The whole area had had major overhaul in the last 10 years, apparently for the Olympics, and it is a very smooth operation with hundreds of shops all selling the same things. Firstly we were taken to 'meet' the farmer who discovered the warriors - the real purpose of course was to purchase the book then he would sign. Failed again!
Then onto the real thing! The scale of the Terracotta warriors - covering acres & acres of ground is amazing. It's great to see how well they are being restored and how well the whole area is being preserved.
A delicious lunch was followed by the Jade Factory which led to the food division which led to the souvenir division ... Getting very tedious!!!
We did a quick visit to the city walls which are impressive & after fighting off a trip to the opera AND a grand banquet we headed to our hotel to prepare for the next 2 days on the train.
A cold beer & meal at hotel finished the day!
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