XIAN Bullet train – very impressive, very sleek Starry train station, designed to be as much like an airport as possible Sweets for sale Don’t know what this is… But it looks tasty Pomegranate juice. I’m not sure what the smoke is Different types of walnut on sale, with machine to turn and crack open the walnuts Putting dinner together Bicycle saleswoman Various types of egg, including tea-soaked eggs. On the right are thousand year old eggs. Street sellers and rubbish on the roads Deep fried squid, with deep fried crabs in the background Muslim quarter Butcher working on a carcass in the Muslim quarter Making sweets for the tourists Chopping up caramelised nuts Muslim quarter Muslim quarter Cooking in the Muslim quarter AAAAgghhhh!! Korean facial mask given to me by my friend in the hostel. Tourists desperate to get a snap of the teracotta army straight on. My new friend, the history teacher from Shanghai Warriors being pieced together Incredible detail on every soldier Tragic remains Slightly scary beheaded soldier, but you can just see the coilds inside A few soldiers are in display cabinets so you can stare right up close at them. They’ve even given the soldiers different soles on their shoes It’s a lot of work being an archaeologist. I don’t know how much of this they’re going to try and piece together Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like Loading...