China Trip - Day 4 - Xian
This morning, we went out to the area of the tomb of the first Qin emperor, who buried thousands of terra cotta soldiers along with him. It's a sight that the people of Xian call the eighth wonder of the world:
Terra Cotta Warriors
While it is quite impressive, I still feel that the Great Wall is a class above. That said, the terra cotta warriors that are visible are only a fraction of what was actually buried, and this doesn't actually include what was buried with the emperor in his mausoleum, so perhaps I shouldn't judge so harshly.
In the afternoon, we went to an old site where 6000 years ago, there was a matriarchal clan village called Banpo.
Banpo Matriarchal Clan - Hut Replica
It really reminded me of some Native American museums I've been to in California... Also, since the back half of the grounds were made up of rebuilt huts, it seemed very artificial to me. Enough so that I feel that the artificial pose of me coming out of the hut in the above photo seems appropriate.