A few years ago I visited the famed terra cotta warriors in their home – Xi’an, China. Located a little more than half way between Beijing and Chengdu, Xi’an sits among the mountains of central China.
I wrote about the trip a while back and decided it was a good time to revisit it as I make a much shorter but more unexpected domestic excursion for family obligations.
In Part I of that earlier two-part post I delved into the history of the warriors, their reconstruction, and the unbelievable sense of awe you experience upon entering the first pit.
In Part II I dug into the restoration process itself.
Both parts have several photos to illustrate the wonder of the warriors. Click the links above to read the full stories in Parts I and II.
David J. Kent is an avid science traveler and the author of Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America, in Barnes and Noble stores now. His previous books include Tesla: The Wizard of Electricity (2013) and Edison: The Inventor of the Modern World (2016) and two e-books: Nikola Tesla: Renewable Energy Ahead of Its Time and Abraham Lincoln and Nikola Tesla: Connected by Fate.
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