Here are the photos from our evening at Big Goose Pagoda and the morning excursion out to the Terracotta Warriors.
Me in front of the walled Big Goose Pagoda - we got there after tour hours and enjoyed walking around the park area.
The main entrance to the pagoda
Good kite flying day - the only ones flying kites were the ones trying to sell them.
Most of the warriors are in pieces - jigsaw puzzle, anyone?
A few samples of the type of military warriors are in glass cases so that tourists can get a closer look.
The warriors were actually colorfully painted. Once unburied and exposed, they turn back to the terracotta clay color.
Pit 1 - the largest and most impressive of the 3 pits of warriors.
The warriors were discovered in 1974 by some farmers digging a hole for a water well.
John and I at the back end of pit 1 where the Emperor's men and horses are being put back together and some of the restoration is done.
Me in front of the walled Big Goose Pagoda - we got there after tour hours and enjoyed walking around the park area.
The main entrance to the pagoda
Good kite flying day - the only ones flying kites were the ones trying to sell them.
Most of the warriors are in pieces - jigsaw puzzle, anyone?
A few samples of the type of military warriors are in glass cases so that tourists can get a closer look.
The warriors were actually colorfully painted. Once unburied and exposed, they turn back to the terracotta clay color.
Pit 1 - the largest and most impressive of the 3 pits of warriors.
The warriors were discovered in 1974 by some farmers digging a hole for a water well.
John and I at the back end of pit 1 where the Emperor's men and horses are being put back together and some of the restoration is done. 