To add to the general excitement of our trip, we took the overnight train from Beijing to Xi'an. We had a 4 berth cabin which had enough room for our luggage and sleeping. It was great, especially since it got us out of the train station, which was a more intense Chinese cultural experience than I was ready for.
Here we are on the old city wall in Xi'an.
Before going to see the Terra Cotta solders, we got to see how modern tourist-friendly replicas are made. (note Alice's strict attention to what was happening). I thought the girls made great Terra Cotta warriors and a big shout goes out to Hannah for giving us the idea for the photo.
These 8,000+ warrior sculptures from 200 BC were so impressive, as were the hundreds of tourists vying for the same photos. 
For lunch we ate dumplings - my favorite meal while in China. Ryan claims that they all tasted the same, but to those with more refined taste there were at least 3 flavors: burning fire, regular and sweet.
After lunch we had a personal dumpling-making class, which was one of the highlights of our entire trip. I The intensity of our Play-Doh time will be going up a few notches in response. Disclaimer - the fine dumplings you see on the right were not ours but those of the chef.
On our way to the airport we talked our guide into letting us stop at a park to stretch our legs before our flight. The cherry blossom trees were beautiful and our little girls made quite a stir.
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Love it! Yhose little heads poking out of those massive warrior bodies made me laugh and laugh!
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