Woke up really early today. Had to take a plane ride from Beijing to Xi'an.
We went to go see the Terracotta Warriors of the first Quin emperor of China (this was the same guy who had the Great Wall built, who knew!)
I have to say that this was pretty cool. You can see where the warriors and horses were dug up, and see the archeologists in the process of rebuilding some. It's amazing to think that these statues survived the centuries, especially since they are made of clay. Did you know that apparently every single statue is subtly different?
After dinner, we went out around the town. It's amazing to see that part of the city is inside the only completed city wall in that province, the Shanxi province. Our hotel was inside. According to our guide, 7 million people reside outside of the wall, and only 1 million are on the inside. We took a short walk to the outskirts.
After that we decided to take a taxi (crazy drivers!) to a street with a bunch of bars running along it. Had a couple of drinks and some laughs, and danced a little, too. Had to cut it short, though, because we had another early day ahead.
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