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    This lesser panda was about 100 feet away, but as soon as he saw us coming, he ran over to the wall where we were standing and watched us as closely as we were watching him.: by suziqtn, Views[416]
         		 Of course, the main attraction for everyone were the pandas. This was my favorite one of one of them chowing down on bamboo. Although there are over 50 varieties of bamboo, they only eat the arrow bamboo.: by suziqtn, Views[403]
         		 And, in addition to the badminton players, there were people practicing tai chi as well.: by suziqtn, Views[411]
         		 Here's a closer look at a camel topiary.: by suziqtn, Views[227]
         		 The gardens were full of topiary. It reminded me of Disney World.: by suziqtn, Views[214]
     
    In this view of the gardens, you can see badminton players in the background. There must've been over 50 pairs hitting the birdies back and forth. They were amazingly good at it -- rarely missing a shot.: by suziqtn, Views[210]
         		 We got up very early one morning to go to the zoo in Chongqing to see the pandas. The gardens there were absolutely stunning.: by suziqtn, Views[277]
         		 Night time traffic.: by suziqtn, Views[404]
         		 Although all the buildings were lit at night, they all went dark at EXACTLY 10 p.m.: by suziqtn, Views[395]
         		 Although rumor had it that the bodies of the actual people were located inside the terra cotta warriors, in actuality, they were constructed around these wooden frames.: by suziqtn, Views[419]
     
    There is no way to describe how unbelievable this was.: by suziqtn, Views[377]
         		 In every building, I found the windows fascinating.: by suziqtn, Views[397]
         		 It seemed that every public building in China was as beautiful outside as it was amazing inside. There was always lots of detail and flowers.: by suziqtn, Views[211]
         		 My only regret was that we weren't offered a night tour of Xian, as it was gorgeous at night. But, I had to take these photos out of the bus on the way back to our hotel.: by suziqtn, Views[256]
         		 I always wanted to be an emperor. Now I am.: by suziqtn, Views[229]
     
    They placed plastic bags over the fruit on the trees, creating a greenhouse effect and (partially, at least) protecting the fruit from pesticides.: by suziqtn, Views[235]
         		 From the side, you can see rows of the warriors.: by suziqtn, Views[245]
         		 These evergreens were stunning.: by suziqtn, Views[232]
         		 Let's light the roofline.: by suziqtn, Views[238]
         		 Here is an example of the repair work. Each warrior that is found is numbered and the spot where he was located is also numbered so that on reconstruction, he can be placed back where he was found.: by suziqtn, Views[238]
     
    And, the red one was my roommates favorite. How can you go wrong with a red rose? I think because so many in China live in high-rises, they especially like to make gardens wherever possible.: by suziqtn, Views[221]
         		 These red decorations were down miles of a main street in Xian and lit beautifully at night.: by suziqtn, Views[225]
         		 In Pit 1 there were over 6,000 warriors found in 1974. They were smashed into pieces mostly the size of a U.S. half dollar and burned in rage by the 700,000 the emperor had working on his tomb.: by suziqtn, Views[234]
         		 A hot pink rose outside the restaurant.: by suziqtn, Views[225]
         		 This one reminded me of Tropicana, my favorite rose.: by suziqtn, Views[226]
     
    Although I wasn't wild about Chinese gardens, I thought this shrub was pretty outside the museum.: by suziqtn, Views[241]
         		 A lovely tower.: by suziqtn, Views[250]
         		 Repair work is under way toward the back of pit 1. They believe there is another pit outside this building and plan to eventually dig there. Modern technology allows them to realize when there is something underground.: by suziqtn, Views[251]
         		 I'm standing in front of one of the repair areas in Pit 1. It takes 18 master craftspeople a year to put 15 warriors back together again. Talk about job security!: by suziqtn, Views[231]
         		 Both in Pit 1 and here in the headquarters pit, you see warriors with their hands extended and horses a small distance away. They were chariot drivers, but since the chariots were made of wood, they didn't survive.: by suziqtn, Views[234]
     
    At the back of Pit 1, they're also repairing horses.: by suziqtn, Views[206]
         		 This is the last of the 4 I managed to photograph.: by suziqtn, Views[201]
         		 All of them were quite frightening.: by suziqtn, Views[220]
         		 More gargoyles.: by suziqtn, Views[223]
         		 After leaving the museum, we had a fabulous Chinese lunch. Outside the restaurant were these interesting gargoyles.: by suziqtn, Views[240]
     
    In this photo you can see that some have no heads. That's because the heads were made separately from the bodies and some of them have yet to be recovered.: by suziqtn, Views[238]
         		 As with everything in China, the attention to detail was astronomical. The sole of the shoe of this archer was no exception.: by suziqtn, Views[261]
         		 Once again, the tips of the bamboo-like roofs were decorated in detail.: by suziqtn, Views[208]
         		 This view shows the ridges to the right of the warriors where wooden beams supported roof of the tomb.: by suziqtn, Views[219]
         		 Two bronze chariots were unhoused near the burial ground of the first emperor. I had to knock 4,000 Chinese down in order to get this photo.: by suziqtn, Views[259]
     
    These Buddhist monks were also touring. In addition, there were a group composed of both monks and nuns.: by suziqtn, Views[244]
         		 Here is another evergreen outside the museum.: by suziqtn, Views[224]
         		 They found that the warriors were highly colored, but upon exposure to oxygen, most of it deteriorated. Here is a back view of the archer where you can still see a little of red.: by suziqtn, Views[217]
         		 This huge statue was just outside the entrance to view the terra cotta warriors.: by suziqtn, Views[223]
         		 This warrior was an archer. Their topknots mostly leaned to the left so that they'd have room for their arrows on their right side. I searched in vain for a lefty.: by suziqtn, Views[221]
     
    As you can see by the hands of this warrior, he was holding a weapon. They were made of wood, so also didn't survive.: by suziqtn, Views[216]
         		 As they
         		 These men were loading the ship with unbelievably heavy loads on the ends of bamboo poles. There were too many Viking workers for me to get a good shot, but this is one of the lighter loads.: by suziqtn, Views[455]
         		 Back on the Viking Emerald, I had to try a chicken foot just to prove I could. I put it on Phyllis' bread plate and waited on her to spot it. Mean roommate!: by suziqtn, Views[456]
         		 So, in Mayan philosophy, my sign is a monkey. In Chinese, it's a pig. How awful is that? They had the signs of the zodiac and I took this one of mine.: by suziqtn, Views[456]
     
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