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China Tour 2001
7/27 - 8/6

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Bicyclists pass by Tian'amen Square on a hot, hazy afternoon. Crowds pour into the Temple of Praying for Good Harvest Tod & Kristen pose behind the Temple of Heaven This 2300 year old terracotta army stands guard near the tomb of an ancient Emperor in Xi'an.
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Many of the warriors are in bits and pieces waiting to be reconstructed. Even more still need to be unearthed. The noodle maker pulls these noodles from a lump of dough. Seth poses with the waiter at the noodle shop in Xi'an. We stopped to have stone seals carved. Mine says MCQUILLIN with three characters underneath that read something-something-sheep
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After visiting the warriors, we went to the Emperor's summer palace for a bath and a massage. Our cabin on the Yangtze Angel river cruise Private balconies for each cabin let us relax and watch the Yangtze. On the way to Fengdu, City of Ghosts, Tara talked to George, our guide. He hates his job.