There aren't too many days in my life that top seeing the Terra Cotta Warriors in Xi'an. In 1974, four farmers found the warrios. We got to meet Mr. Yang, who was one of the farmers. The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. Work is ongoing at this site, which is around 1.5 kilometers east of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum, Lintong County, Shaanxi Province. It is a sight not to be missed by any visitor to China.
We visited an Islamic section of Xi'an in the afternoon, where we learned about the Muslim minorities in China. We also visited a "cave home" at the Hong Jia Village. At night, a few of us took a wild and crazy taxi cab ride back to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda to see the largest water show in Asia.
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