Fri Oct 28 Xi'an

Xi'an has a large Muslim community. The Imam talks with a colleague.

















Horses and chariots were included.












Some portions of the site are shown as they were found. The tomb was destroyed soon after it was finished, by a peasant uprising. It takes much work to reconstruct the solidiers.









Close-up of a soldier.


















Each solider is unique.


















We are given a wonderful tour of the site by Professor Zhang, a curator of the museum.












Hall of the Terra Cotta soliders is huge.












Gail rings large bell near Little Goose Pagoda, built in 700's to house Buddhist scriptures brought back from India.












Gail and Ron rode bicycles on top of the city wall surrounding Xi'an, the ancient capital of Xi'an.