China: Popular Attractions

Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and the Great Wall

Pooh is a popular character in China

Giant Pandas

Can’t get any rest around here!



Terracotta Army

The thousands of life sized warriors made of terracotta that were expected to protect the first emperor of China (221 BCE) in the afterlife have been described as the Eighth Wonder of the World. Although quite a few other things have been given that title, I heartily endorse the Terracotta Army. Images and descriptions of the army abound and I include a slideshow here of my images as well as other sources of detailed information.


Short video with a fascinating clip, at 2:45 minutes, showing how the figures would have looked painted, as they originally were.

Do check out the video in this article for a another view of Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi.

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