Today was the day most (if not all) of us were waiting for. We got an early morning start and visited Pit #1 at the Terracotta Warriors site. There are approximately 8,000 life-size figures with individualized facial features that were discovered in three pits and are believed to have depicted actual people living at the time the figures were made. Other findings at the site include jade decorated armor, bronze water birds, musician and acrobat figures and shell money. There are ongoing efforts to restore the damaged figures, but some remain headless since the original faces cannot be recreated.
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Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum
Kneeling Archer
Officer
No. 1 Bronze Chariot and Horses
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After lunch at the Qin Restaurant of Real Love, a Tang Dynasty-themed restaurant, we walked the ancient Xi’an city wall. It is the most complete ancient city wall in China and is a popular place for cycling and walking.
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Ancient City Wall in Xi’an
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