Aug. 6
We are having an amazing time; Xi'an is absolutely beautiful. The first thing we did was go to a factory where they reproduced the Terracotta Soldiers. They also made porcelain dragons and furniture. After the tour of the factory we were able to purchase these along with many other things. After this we took a half hour bus ride to the actual Terracotta Soldiers site. The ground are beautiful. First of all we had an opportunity to get books signed by the farmer who discovered the soldiers. We then went to pit #1 and saw the thousands of soldiers along with the horses. They were also excavating while we were there as they have not found all of the soldiers yet. We then ate another "lazy susan" meal. We did great, there were french fries too!!!
We then went in groups of three and explored the other pits. They contained objects like chariots, horses, soldiers, and more. Then we all gathered at a tea room. They prepared three traditional teas as part of a beautiful ancient tradition. Our group had dragon leaf, black lychee and chrysanthemum tea. After this we headed back to the hotel. Shortly after we headed to a Tang Dynasty show. We enjoyed the traditional music and dance and than a dumpling dinner. The dumplings were: shark fin, scallop, shrimp, ham, monkey fish, butter, walnut, cabbage, fried pork, boiled pork, chicken, duck, tomato and carrot, fish, pork and veggies, pork and mushrooms and dumpling soup. We had an amazing time and the food was great. Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.
See you all soon!
xoxo
Ryan, Julie S., Smurph
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