Xi’an: Where Warriors and Noodles Reign

In 1974, Chinese farmers in the area of Xi’an were digging a well when one of them unearthed a clay body. Villagers at first believed it to be the Pottery God—but turns out the statue was only one of an estimated 8,000 terra-cotta soldiers, buried in battle formation and charged with the task of guarding […]

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