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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

The silk road

Xi'an is best known for the 8th wonder of the world, the Terracotta Soldiers. They were made in 221BC to protect the tomb of the first Chinese Emperor Qin.

Xi'an is also the beginning of the Silk Road. In the photo above a young woman is weaving a silk rug.

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