In 1974 farmers dug up remnants of the Terra Cotta Warriors buried 22 centuries earlier by the first Qin emperor. These 6000 remnants of the warriors are now housed in 4 separate pits and are still being excavated. The Chinese plan to leave parts un-excavated for future generations to excavate as techniques improve. Pit 1 is like being in a giant Blimp hanger.
The city of Xian is surrounded by an old block wall, one of the few left in China. In the evening a few of us went out to find the old bell tower. As we ventured out we heard music coming from the nearby gate so we headed that way. The locals were dancing in a line dance, singing and carrying colored umbrella's, and brightly colored fans. There seemed to be one lady leading the group and there was an organized dance step that went with the music, kinda like the conga line that we Americans do. Everyone was really having a good time.
The next afternoon, Barbara and Margee headed over to the wall and went up. They rented bicycles at the top and rode a portion of the old wall. They can now say they have ridden a bike in China on the old wall in Xian.
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