CITY JOURNAL / Shaanxi

Xi’an

Old walls and clay figures hold small stories for curious eyes.

Xi’an’s stories appear at very different scales: a city wall and the small details of clay figures. Start with one place. The City Wall stands in the centre; the Terracotta Army belongs to an imperial burial complex to the northeast.

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Gate towers above the fortifications of Xi’an City Wall.
Gate towers above the fortifications of Xi’an City Wall. Photo & artwork credits

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