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...