Photo gallery – Silk Riders

By Gareth Morgan on July 20, 2005 in Photo Gallery

In the footsteps of Marco Polo, our Silk Riders trip from Venice to Beijing … in photos!

Browse through the galleries below.

Silk Riders »
Terracotta Warriors, Xian

Over 2000 years old and only discovered in 1974 - the 8th wonder of the world

The well the farmer was digging when he started to unearth archaeological treasure

Life-like features all orginally coloured

A hat to die for

Only 1000 of the 8000 warriors unearthed so far. Sagging roof between the beams crushing the buried warriors below

Most warriors have to be assembed from the bits they've been reduced to

An assembled assembly

Chariot drivers behind horses' rumps

Illustration of the sagging roff that's destroying the treasure

Motorcycle Photo Gallery

In the Beginning

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