The second of our long anticipated highlights was today - a visit to the excavation site of the Terracotta Warriors. We started off with a visit to a factory where they make models of the soldiers in the same way as the originals were believed to have been made. The only difference is that the originals were painted - the models are not.
It was then off to the site - an amazing set up with three pits open for public viewing. Pit One was the largest and most impressive. To see the army all lined up in position was mind-blowing.
Later of course we had to have the customary stroll round the museum shop without which no museum tour is complete. It was clearly our day though for the farmer who made the initial discovery of the warriors (when he went out to dig for a well) was there in the shop signing copies of the guide book. It was at that point I decided to buy one - well, who wouldn't?
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