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Xi'an, China


Turns out that this is a huge city of 6 million people. Not a sleepy village. Should have arranged for less time here (read: just big & industrial). The Terra Cotta Warriors are amazing though and well worth the visit. The scale of this emperor's tomb is mind-boggling. Apparently, he became preocuppied about his death and went to great effort to make the transition to the afterward as well-defended as possible. I give him an A+ in preparation considering the thousands of warrior statues assigned to protect him.

An interesting highlight for our trip was stopping to ask directions one day. The helpful woman (a traditional medicine sales person) ended up walking with us for over a kilometer to a famous restaurant known for its traditional Xi'an food. These are mostly lamb dishes contributed by the Moslem minority. The dish we ate, Yang Rou Pao Mo, involves breaking a partially cooked loaf of bread into tiny pieces. This takes about 5-10 minutes depending on how thorough you are. Then add your 'crumbs' to the lamb stew. Yum.

permalink written by  benjgolf on May 11, 2007 from Xi'an, China
from the travel blog: Tour de Asia
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