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ancient city wall Big Goose Pagoda buddha craft food Forest of Stone Tablets kite flying Leisure moat night markets SCB Silk Road China terracotta horse Terracotta warriors theatre waterfall www xian
Xian was the start of our Silk Road journey. Xian, an ancient walled city would have been a welcoming sight for the Silk Road caravans of the central Asia merchants. Today it has night markets to explore, wide city walls to cycle on top, is the site of the Big Goose Pagoda, has musical fountains and the Forest of Stone Tablets.
Nearby, the Terracotta army were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Lintong District. The army's purpose was to protect the afterlife of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China (circa 210 BC).