Unearthing China: tourists curious about the history of Xian will be sure to dig its archeological finds. (Destination: Pacific/Asia).(Brief Article)

Travel Agent | May 27, 2002| | Copyright

If, as Italians insist, all European roads lead to Rome, then in Asia, all roads lead to Xian. This city, located on China's central plain near the Yellow River, serves today as the capital of Shaanxi Province.

Xian is also home to one of the greatest archeological finds of the 20th century--the Terra Cotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang-di. Xian's life-size warriors is a work of art that is quintessentially Chinese. As visitors stand looking over the sprawl of the army--each figure with an individual face, each with its own rank and all in battle array--the ...

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