Xi`an – Crazy Chinese Emperors
May 6, 2008
Xi`an’s a big city surrounded by a wall (beginning to sound familiar?) which happens to have a lot of green around it..
Xi`an has a rich history since it used to be the capital of China before Beijing and is one of China’s main tourist attractions thanks to the “Terracota Army”! – which happens to be the reason we came here as well 
The “Terracota Army” is actually a tomb of Shi Huang Di the First Emperor of China. This was over 3,000 years ago but only discovered around 30 years ago! Shi Huang Di went to war and united all the dynasties in China during that time.
Anyways, this emperor believed that when he dies he will move on to the next world and decided to bury along with him an army of over 8,000 soldiers to protect him in the next world!!
The terracota figures are pretty big – 184–197cm. The different sizes and shapes refer to the rank of the soldier, biggest being the general and next the commanders.. they’re very impressive!
Judge for yourself:
http://gallery.atpic.com/19479
Love,
NoaAyal
