on to chongquing by plane 1 hour

Yesterday we saw the terra cotta warriors in xian,
Truly one of the 8th wonders of the world.
8,Ooo soldiers, 7 generals, cavalry men, soldiers , most famous archer.
Standing upright complete with horses. They were found by 4 farmers +ne still alive as the latest ones were found in
In the late 70,s.
Google terra cotta warriors, quite something.
We spent hours there, walking thru the bldgs. 4 pits and lots
Of walking. Into the city proper to go shopping.
Yes, we bought shoes. Come on, 48 dollars our money for leather shoes!
Even a non shopper would be drawn in by the prices.
Forgot, lunch times was long long noodles . Typical meal for xian too
Eat noodles longevity.
Pasta was invented by the chinese.
Dinner hot pot dinner.
Round table, raw vegetable, raw meat, raw noodle, mushrooms, tofu
Raw egg. Choice of sauces. Soy, sesame, garlic, bbq sauce,
Each pot has a basic broth base and you put whatever you want in it
, Cook it or eat it as you go.
The other ppl in our group 3 of them oriental made beautiful soup edible and yummy.
You can't imagine what carlys and mine lookedlike.
We lol and realized there is an art to that.
If you never really inside another persons culture , walk around in their shoes,
No clue how resourceful the chinese are.
Light years ahead of us in many ways.
We have an articulate bright female guide for xian. Very knowledgeable
But street wise too. Learned a lot about why chinese ppl older
Generation think like they do and why the younger
Ones are still respectful of their elders but making lives for themselves.
Later my fellow china followers.