This photo of me was taken in Xi’an, were my class and I learn about the Terracotta Warriors. These sculptures were created during the 210 BCE, to protect China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, for an eternity in his tomb. It is estimated to around 6,000 of these sculptures buried under ground.  About 1,000 of the sculptures have already been uncovered, but they have decreased the amount of digging because they are trying to find new ways to preserve the color on the figures. The figures that have been found already have lost all of their color and turned gray. All of the figures were built on a 1:1 scale so they were created with a lot of detail and similar to the Chinese human body structure back then. The site, which started digging in 1974, has become one of the most important archaeological sites in the world.

We also explored the city of Xi’an. We went on top of the inner city wall and rode rental bikes all around the city on the wall. This wall was created during the Ming Dynasty under the Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. This mall makes the city of Xi’an even more interesting because it is divided from its inner and outer city wall parts. We also saw a beautiful water show that was synchronized with an orchestra music.

Joel Sakyi