Our touring continues. On Tuesday we left for Xi'an and spent time at a very famous pagoda and then went to our hotel and the night market. It was strange for us to see people who weren't Chinese in the city since we have been in cities not frequently visited by tourist. We found ourselves staring at the caucasian people!
The highlight was visiting the site of the Terra Cotta Warriors. These soldiers, chariots and horses were built in the third century BC and depict the soldiers of the first emperor. They were discovered in 1974 by a farmer digging a well and there are an estimated 8000 individual sculptures. It's quite awe inspiring.
We returned to Huozhou last night and will be here until Sunday when we start making our way to Beijing.
I fit in my sixth massage today and it was probably the best and most what I expected from a Chinese massage. There was plenty of grimacing and groaning but I feel fantastic. The massage people treat us well.
I received my Chinese name today. When I understand more about the process and meaning I will share it with you. I'd share it now but I already forgot it.
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