Another early start, but what is an early start when we were going to get to see the World Heritage listed Terracotta Warriors! We stop by the Art Ceramics and Lacquer Exhibition, an interesting look at how the Terracotta Warriors were actually made.   The warriors made at the factory actually could be bought and shipped home, in all sizes. The factory also had a huge display of Lacquer Furniture, beautiful pieces, that again could be shipped home. Sharyn de...

An early morning to catch a flight to Xian, which is located on the banks of the Yellow River, and has a history dating back to 1,000 BC, it was also the starting point for the famous trade route, the "Silk Road", a caravan passageway which carried not only silks, ceramics and spices but also lend to an exchange of cultures, technologies and ideas. Buddism, brought from India during the Tang Dynasty (612 to 907AD) was perhaps one of the most influential of the r...

We were up very early this morning, to beat the crowd to the Great Wall, it was easy to wake with excitment in the veins.Predicted to be a bit cold and some showers, we were all geared up to take on the wall.Well, yes it's just as maginfcient as what you see on TV and in the glossy magazines, the "Wall is Grand"!    They say if you haven't climbed the wall you are not a man! Well Dad, was going to conquer that saying, he was off with others to climb t...

Our first day with the Wendy Wu Tour Group, there are 17 of us in total, and our guide Erin for the whole tour comes from Xian.A fairly reasonable start to the day, breakfast was Western, nice to have some toast, eggs and bacon, instead of the more traditional Chinese breakfast like we had at Chengdu. Has anyone tried Coogee, to me it just tastes like overcooked wet rice, no flavour, although the Chinese add spices and things like chicken, beef etc.The bus took ...