Category: Great Mosque of Xi’an

Wild China, Beijing and Xi’an Travel Photos

October 3, 2015

For those of you who might be interested in the photos that complement the travel reports of our adventures in Wild China (Sichuan), Beijing, and Xi’an, we’ve (finally) finished sorting through our images and have posted them on our Google Photos site.  They are separated into folders that identify the regions we visited.  The links to … More Wild China, Beijing and Xi’an Travel Photos

Xi’an

September 22, 2015

The main attraction of Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, is the Museum of the Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses located near the mausoleum of first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. This life-size army protects him in his afterlife. Only between 1,000 and 2,000 of the 6,000 to 8,000 warriors excavated so far are … More Xi’an