During Qing Ming festival (Tomb Sweeping Festival), my dad took Carolyn and I to Xi’an! We left early Saturday morning and arrived there an hour and a half later. After our arrival in Xi’an, we took a forty minute from the airport to see the Terracotta Warriors. Once we arrived there, we picked up an English speaking guide and then proceeded into the 3 tombs where they were located.
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I thought it was amazing how they were able to reconstruct the Terracotta Warriors because after hundreds of years of being buried underneath tons of dirt, the pieces all got smashed into bits and pieces. Out of the hundreds of Terracotta Warriors built, only one managed to survive intact. By looking at their attire and their weapons, you can learn to distinguish the ranking of each one. There are four different ranks and rolls for the warriors. They can either be a general, a soldier, an acrobat, a musician, and etc.
At first, while we were driving there, I thought Xi’an was going to be dull because the scenery was just dead yellow grass and there wasn’t much to look at, however, it wasn’t until we were driving back towards the city that I began to notice how beautiful Xi’an is.
Another place we visited was this gorgeous park. There were flowers blossoming everywhere and in almost every direction you turned, there would be someone flying huge kites around. In the center of the park was a huge statue of this guy (he apparently helped guard this mythical creature named the Monkey King).
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Xi’an was definitely worth going to. I kind of wished I stayed for a few more days because although I saw quite a few infamous places there, I feel like there were some parts that I missed.