After my stay in Pingyao I caught another bullet train to Xi’an, home of The Terracotta Army! I’ve seen this place on TV quite a few times but nothing can prepare you for the first time you see it in real life ~ just wow, the size of this place is incredible, as you can see in the photo it’s of stadium proportions. I also hired a bike and rode along the City WallofXian, got some good snaps when dusk fell too!
General Xi'an Photos
TV's for saleMahjong - the staple diet for the Chinese!Walking around Xi'an and I spot this colurful temple, just about to get a shot and in a stroke of luck this girl rides past it - snap snap!The City Wall of Xi'an - and just how does this guy balance all those boxes on there?!
The Terracotta Army Photos
Entrance to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses (and the ticket too)The awe-inspiring entrance to Pit one - hard to take photos in here as there's only small bits of natural light coming through the roof, this one I took with my fisheye lens and a lot of post-processing after!Close up of the individual Warriors - every single one has a different facial expression, more than 6,000 of them!A Terracotta Warrior in B&WAll the Warriors face the tomb of the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi HuangA finished Terracotta WarriorPoster showing the amount of work that goes into piecing the warriors togetherThe Terracotta Army lined upPit two, notice how it has been carefully dug out and there's still much more undiscovered artifacts around this whole area!The bronze chariot for the emperor
City Wall of Xian Photos
Model & guide of the Xi’an City Wall.Loved this day! riding around the City Wall of Xi'anYou can even hire tandems!View from the wallOne of the highlights of the trip, riding around the whole city wall and zero smog for a change!Check out the white building here, I think they have designed it to match in with the traditional roof of the temple next to it – very clever!Whilst at the wall I met someone who run’s around it everyday without fail – all 14km’s of it!Dusk at the City Wall - like the lanterns lit up, nice touch!One of the corner towers on the wall, lit up at nightAnother shot of the wall, me leaning over this time to show the wall light decorationsShopping centre in Xi'an
