It was drizzling slightly when we set off to find the 306 bus , which would take us to the Terracotta Army.
It was much easier finding the buses here than in Datong 🙂
There are many reasons why we try to make our own way rather than take a tour
Firstly it’s usually much cheaper
Secondly you get to spend as much time as you want there
Thirdly your not forced into taking a Chinese lunch
The only thing you might miss out on is the so called English speaking guide but as I buy all the books I can always read up on all the history.
I was so looking forward to this day out and I was not disappointed , the army was totally amazing.
More amazing was seeing how they find all the small bits then match them together like a jigsaw
It’s well worth watching the introductory film in the cinema before hand.
Here you learn a little about the chinese history and why the army was built.
We also bumped into a lovely girl from Beijing called Sunny
She spoke beautiful English and told us many facts
Like how to tell the soldiers from the generals , it’s to do with the height of their shoes
All the terracotta army are said to have a different face, all the horses are 4 years old and have pointed ears , which is not seen today.
All the weapons were signed by the maker , if that weapon should break in war then the maker would be sort out and killed.
All very interesting stuff and to think it was discovered by a farmer drilling for water in his field
That farmer was there yesterday signing the new book all about the Terracotta Army,must say he did not look very happy 🙂
Today we are off to cycle round the city wall on a tandem 🙂
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Enjoying your tales from the east S&G 🙂
That must have been an amazing site 🙂
Those who have studied the warriors believe the sculptors used as few as 10 face molds — taken from real people — and then added variations on mustaches, headgear, hairstyles and noses to make each one unique.
I am sure you and Geoff will be great on a tandem ..!
Hi Sally, it’s always good when things go beyond expectations… is it first time on tandem? I remember you talking about it, you chosen geat place for it. It seems like you been there ages, but guess time flyes for you.
Hope you manage to fit in more wierd massges.
THE chinese man signing the books dont look happy because hes been doing it since he found them ..WOULDNT you be bored???.he is 158 yrs old..keep sending the pics sally …
Wow Sally, sounds like you’re having an amazing time in China ä¸å›½!
I haven’t dropped by your blog in a while since a goblin (a 妖怪 or a ç²¾çµ) nicked my broadband connexion 一个鬼怪潜入我家，å·èµ°äº†æˆ‘的移动宽带SIMå¡ï¼- how inconvenient!
I can’t wait to read back over the rest of your stay. China is somewhere I’d luuurve to go visit.
Wishing you a great time for the remainder of your stay 🙂
PS this is “Sally” in Chinese: 莎莉
“Sally from Norfolk”: 莎莉从诺ç¦å…‹