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Terracotta artistry | X'ian, China

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January 2, 2006

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Olympus OM-10 | Kodak Gold 400
The terracotta warriors of X'ian are heavily protected so of course, no photographs are allowed at the excavation site. However, visitors are heartily encouraged to buy replicas!

As cheesy as it sounds, a great deal of work is put into handmaking the soldiers (and in this case, possibly soldiers' mistresses?) and even in the glorified giftshop section I found myself admiring the work of the craftspeople.

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