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from the travel blog entry China, Xi'an: Coffee Breaks with Terracotta Warriors
by Kyle & Dan about a trip to Xi'an

The Army of Terracotta Warriors near Xi'an was very impressive, knowing that they were over 2000 ...	The Bell Tower in Xi'an was lit up beautifully at night	These Chinese cakes had really cool Chinese characters written on them	This Chinese Muslim man was shopping in a tea shop where we tried many different teas
Dan stuck Kyle inside this large incense burner, as an offering to the gods	Kyle got even with Dan by sticking him inside this circular temple banner	There was a wide selection of noodles on offer in the Muslim Quarter of Xi'an	The side view of the front rows of the Terracotta Warriors was equally as impressive as the view ...
These skeletons were excavated from the site of the Banpo Neolithic village and are over 6000 years ...	This Chinese Muslim man served up some tasty and cheap noodles in Xi'an's Muslim Quarter	This is a view of the corridor of our sleeper train carriage from Lanzhou to Xi'an	We saw the remains of many 6000 year old houses at Banpo Neolithic village, and this circular house ...
We had trouble standing up straight on the buses in Xi'an as they were quite small, as you can see ...	The price for this terracotta Kyle warrior was quite steep at the terracotta warrior souvenir ...	The price for this terracotta Dan warrior was quite steep at the terracotta warrior souvenir factory ...	We visited a silk factory outside Xi'an where they showed us how silk is made and stretched before ...
Across from Xiangzimen Youth Hostel in Xi'an, a recently built temple had this beautiful painting on ...	This group of women were sitting on the steps outside McDonald's in Xi'an's Bell Tower Square, ...	This baby was either pushing really hard to go to the toilet, or he was about to blast everyone's ...	This cat had the most striking eyes - one pale green and one pale blue
These silkworm cocoons were used to extract silk to make various products including duvets	This woman at the silk factory we visited was moistening silk cocoons before pulling silk from them ...	The Banpo Neolithic Village was an impressive display of how people living in China 6000 years ago ...	We watched workers create souvenir terracotta warriors in a factory outside Xi'an
This large terracotta warrior statue was in the process of being shaped	Would you like to try "stir-fry beef as today trend"? We didn't want to either...	There are now many restored Terracotta Warriors at the museum housing them all	The life-sized Terracotta Warriors are in good condition after being restored after 2000 years
Can you spot the fake warrior in the group? Probably not, as there are no fakes!	This modern Buddha statue in the new temple across from our guesthouse in Xi'an was very cool	Near the south gate of the city of Xi'an, we passed by this nice pagoda	These models cracked us up as they were meant to be posing still in the window of a bridal shop; ...
We talked to this friendly Chinese man and his shy and moody girlfriend when we stopped in Starbucks ...	We talked to these Chinese girls in Starbucks for quite awhile using Yahoo's online translator	This is the entrance to the Muslim Quarter in Xi'an	The main street in Xi'an's Muslim Quarter was lined with trees and small restaurants and shops
This man sharpening his knife in the Muslim Quarter wasn't very happy when we took his photo, and ...	We bought a bag of mixed dried fruit from a shop in the Muslim Quarter in Xi'an and it was really ...	There were many food stalls along the main street of the Muslim Quarter in Xi'an	We snapped a photo of this woman ordering some food at one of the stalls in Xi'an's Muslim Quarter
We didn't get to try this soup because the stall had unfortunately run out when we returned to buy a ...	We ate steamed sheep dumplings at this restaurant in Xi'an's Muslim Quarter	There were many side alleys with lots going on in the Muslim Quarter in Xi'an	The Huajue Xiang street market, next to the Great Mosque in Xi'an, was lined with tables and tables ...
The courtyards inside the Great Mosque were really nice but not much different from many Chinese ...	It was interesting to see Arabic writing along with Chinese characters on the structures within the ...	These two little boys were playing in one of the shops at the Huajue Xiang street market; we liked ...	This guy was cooking up a lot of food at one of the Muslim Quarter's many food stalls
These dried pieces of fruit look good on camera, but tasted terrible	The Beijing style opera mask souvenirs were colourful and might make for a good souvenir for a lucky ...	This guy was making some great music on his instruments that he tried to sell to us	The Drum Tower in Xi'an was massive and had a large collection of drums inside
The hostel we stayed at in Xi'an was built like an old Chinese temple, with courtyards in the middle ...

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