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Seeing Xi’an’s Terracotta Army, China

Seeing the famous Terracotta Army must be at the top of anyone’s list when in China. Really, no trip to China is complete without it. One cannot help wondering why or how on earth anyone could embark on such a project thousands of years ago. It is considered by some people as the 8th wonder […]

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Leshan Giant Buddha, China

Seeing the Giant Buddha of Leshan was awesome. The Buddha is enormous on an unimaginable scale. It ranks as the world’s largest sitting stone Buddha. It is naturally a UNESCO World Heritage site about 3 hours drive from Chengdu. This 71m (233ft) tall Buddha, carved out of the cliff face of the mountain took almost

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