We continue our adventures in Xi'an!
The manuscript below:
On the second day my family and I went to the Terra Cotta Warriors. In the site there are lots of soldiers and horses. Some soldiers are generals but they look like soldiers. You might want to ask me how it was found. So here's the story, in 1974 a farmer was digging for water and accidentally found a solder made of clay. He showed the government the model. After that the government told some people to follow the farmer to where he found the model and keep digging there. Soon they found many models so they decided to build a museum. And that's how they found them.
Today I also went to the city wall where my mommy and daddy 17 years [ago] thought the gate was locked so my mommy yelled "HELP" but actually it wasn't locked it was only closed. My mom wrote "I love you Sofia dear mom Ya". After that we ketp walking until we saw the North Gate. Back at the hotel a cake was waiting for my daddy because it was his BIRTHDAY! And his birthday present is a huge cup that looks like this:
The manuscript below:
On the second day my family and I went to the Terra Cotta Warriors. In the site there are lots of soldiers and horses. Some soldiers are generals but they look like soldiers. You might want to ask me how it was found. So here's the story, in 1974 a farmer was digging for water and accidentally found a solder made of clay. He showed the government the model. After that the government told some people to follow the farmer to where he found the model and keep digging there. Soon they found many models so they decided to build a museum. And that's how they found them.
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| Silhouette of the TV tower |
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| Walking to the excavation area |
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| Mommy teaching |
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| Trees lining the park |
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| Weapons from the Qin Dynasty |
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| Near the Huaqing Pool |
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| The Xi'An Railway Station |
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| Experimenting with monochrome :D |
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| Barely made it in the frame in time |
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| Strolling through Downtown Xi'an for the first time in 17 years! |
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| The Bell Tower, lit at night! |
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| The hotel prepared a nice little birthday party for me! While on a telecon :D duty calls! |
