[Rick Lee]

My last time in Xi'an, Mrs. Lee found a taxi driver to be our driver and guide for the whole day and it cost next to nothing. They guy was really cool and knew a lot. He even quizzed us later in the day on the stuff he had told us earlier to make sure we were getting it all. Part of the tour I did both times in Xi'an was an amazing museum that explained how they made the terra cotta soldiers and built the Qin tomb. The tomb was discovered around 1974 and still has not been opened, as they're not sure how to do it without destroying it. Legend has it that the whole thing is surrounded by a moat full of mercury. The museum has a huge mock-up of what they think the tomb looks like. It's sort of like the most amazing model train set you ever saw. The murals on the walls show that they eventually killed all the workers who worked on the terra cotta soldiers. I have no idea what this place is called, but I was really happy we came upon it the second time, so my folks could see it. And read up on the Emperor Qin Shi Huang. Amazing story.