Xi'an

From Shanghai we travelled overnight (21 hours) to Xi'an, situated in the northwest of China and is more than 3,000 years old. Xi'an, an autenthic Chinese City,  became 1974 famous because of the archaeological found of the Terracotta soldiers and Horses.This mighty army of terracotta warriors and horses, found in three vaults, is the most popular tourist attractions in all of China. An in-site museum has been built over the three excavated pits, covering a floorspace of 20,000 square meters and displaying 2,000 life-like terracotta warriors (there are believed to be around 8,000 in total), 100 or so chariots, and 30,000 weapons. The assemblage has been billed by the tourist industry as the Eighth Wonder of the World. These sculptures are depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China.  Whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife. Incredible how 700'000 workers were working for this king vision - only to protect him after death.