Good morning Xian!!! ...let's try something the locals eat..... |
This place seems to be popular among the locals for breakfast before going to work. |
Cheap & nice breakfast for about RM15 for two. |
Orderly queue for bus transportation near the Bell Tower. |
The nest where we stayed for 3 nights. |
Michael Chen, our local tour guide took us here to see how replicas of terracotta being produced. |
Apparently these replicas are made from the same local clay and burned in the kiln as the same way it was done in the olden days. |
The original site at Pit 1 in Lintong District, those figurines at the front are those that have been restored from the broken pieces. |
The story was back in 1974 where were a few farmers digging for well water and found pieces of these terracotta. This picture showing the actual site of the well. |
A figurine that is still in the progress of restoring and normally it take 1 year or 2 to complete one. |
The condition of the broken pieces of the terracotta warriors, horses and chariots after it has been meticulously dug out. |
Another site found and amazingly it is a very big, before these site were protected it was a village and it was only found in 1970's. |
The museum where selected items are being displayed for close viewing. |
The Emperor's chariot in bronze. |
Xian is the capital of Shaanxi Province, one of the oldest city in China with more than 3,000 years of history. |
Our second destination of the day was the City Wall, a wall to protect the city from enemy. And we wanted to go round the entire perimeter of the wall. |
Obviously walking a distance of nearly 14km would be tiring and will take a longer time to complete it. Bicycling is a better option. Here we were at a bicycle rental station. |
We rented a tandem bike for a charge of ¥80 (slightly more than RM40) per 100mins with a security deposit of ¥300. |
Some of the ancient buildings next the the City Wall. |
Though the weather was cold but it did not deter us from cycling.... and the surfaces was uneven but fun.
Yes!!! we completed the route comprising of 4 sides of the wall and covering a distance of 14km. |
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Great to see somebody riding with you.
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