Destination 2

Second Stop:

Destination 2 is the Terracotta Warriors in China.

Another place I really wanted to see is in China. It is the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. It is a collection of more than 8,000 terra cotta statues of warriors and animals. This was buried with the Qin Emperor around 210 BC. The mausoleum of the emperor is nearby. It was ony unearthed in 1974 and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

I remember seeing this in one season of the Amazing Race and that ignited my desire to indeed visit this part of China. We have also discussed this back in college when I was taking up Asian History. You don't get to see hundreds of life-sized statue in one place (and to think this was created thousand of years ago).

I don't why, but I am attracted to historical things. I guess the history buff in me never fades. China is truly one of the places I one to visit. Good thing is, it is so near the Philippines. There are daily flights to China in many airlines including budget airline Cebu Pacific. So I really hope to visit this place soon.