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Friday, October 30, 2009

Terracotta Warriors, Xi'an, China

Ever since he saw them on 'Blue Peter' years ago, Phil has wanted to witness the Terracotta Army. Less of a history nerd, Sam was simply impressed by the 6,000 warriors guarding the tomb of the first Emperor of China. Emperor Xin died over 2,000 years ago.

Each life-size clay individual has been crafted with distinct features and the overall effect is one of a real army marching directly from the past. Their ranks are made up of generals, soldiers, horses, standard-bearers and, our favourite, the archers.

3 comments:

  1. That's the place I'd really like to go! Bet it was amazing. Love the blog.

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  2. I remember that comp well, I won, still got my Terracotta Warrior on top of the wardrobe.

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  3. Hi Wes,
    Can I buy your Blue Peter Terracotta Warrior?

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