Xian 2003

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Right. The warriors. The farther along we got the more they'd excavated.
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You in the back! Stand up straight!
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Some discos had really long lines out front.
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Nowadays an emperor can just get Weta Digital to create an army.
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How would you like to find this in your backyard? You could make 8000 yuan a month! ($1000)
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I guess I should mention Qin Shi Huang, first emperor of China, founder of the short-lived Qin Dynasty. Qin started plans for all of this shortly after unifying China.
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Somehow I think there are thousands of kids on field trips here every day.
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Little blue tracks suits as far as the eye can see. Very friendly kids. Some of them could even hold a conversation in English.
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Near the base of Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum, a short bus ride from the pits.
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A suit of stone armor. They wanted 5 yuan to try it on. I should've.
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This mausoleum mound was manmade. Not as tall as a pyramid, but covering more area.
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The bell tower in the center of Xian at night.