<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - xian</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/xian</link><description>Newsvine - xian</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 3 Dec 2012 16:58:36 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 01:27:49 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>China unearths ruined palace near terracotta army</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Excavations near Xi'an reveal vast ancient palace complex a quarter of the size of Beijing's Forbidden City.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Sautter]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Sautter]]></source><link>http://michaelsautter.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/03/15645927-china-unearths-ruined-palace-near-terracotta-army</link><guid>http://michaelsautter.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/03/15645927-china-unearths-ruined-palace-near-terracotta-army</guid><category>army</category><category>history</category><category>china</category><category>archaeology</category><category>terracotta</category><category>xian</category><category>terracotta-army</category><pubDate>Mon, 3 Dec 2012 16:58:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=michaelsautterF6727302-B26B-05B7-64D4-3CB366384B2B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="132" width="220" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=michaelsautterF6727302-B26B-05B7-64D4-3CB366384B2B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Chinese military jet fiery crash caught on tape - CBS News</title>
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(AP)&nbsp;
BEIJING -- A Chinese air force jet crashed at an air show on Friday, leaving one of the pilots missing and presumed dead.
Footage  aired by China Central Television showed the jet sputtering and then  nose-diving into a field outside the northern city of Xi'an as o&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[DV-966373]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[DV-966373]]></source><link>http://vandernise1.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/14/8324237-chinese-military-jet-fiery-crash-caught-on-tape-cbs-news</link><guid>http://vandernise1.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/14/8324237-chinese-military-jet-fiery-crash-caught-on-tape-cbs-news</guid><category>russia</category><category>china</category><category>air-force</category><category>accident</category><category>crash</category><category>military</category><category>pilot</category><category>news</category><category>beijing</category><category>world-news</category><category>xian</category><category>xinhua</category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:32:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Meanderings through Chinese Museums and Ancient Temples - Foto-Friday</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Keeping in mind that China is a country with more than 5000 years of history and a huge population there is much to see, and I&rsquo;m sure I&rsquo;ll not encounter more than a little of what there is to experience and learn.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Buzz of the Orient]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Buzz of the Orient]]></source><link>http://sbuzzc76.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/11/6242181-meanderings-through-chinese-museums-and-ancient-temples-foto-friday</link><guid>http://sbuzzc76.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/11/6242181-meanderings-through-chinese-museums-and-ancient-temples-foto-friday</guid><category>china</category><category>beijing</category><category>photography</category><category>arts</category><category>forbidden-city</category><category>chongqing</category><category>ancient-history</category><category>buddism</category><category>temples</category><category>xian</category><category>zhengzhou</category><category>palace-museum</category><category>foto-friday</category><category>museurs</category><category>artifracts</category><category>travel-and-discovery</category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:34:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242418.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="550" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242418.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="165" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;1.  White Horse Temple Buddha in Luoyang&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242452.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="348" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242452.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="105" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;2.  Ceramic art in a Xi'an museum&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242472.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242472.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;3.  Full dize display in Three Gorges Dam Museum, Chongqing&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242555.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="362" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242555.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="109" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;4.  The Emperor's throne in the Forbidden City, Beijing&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242645.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="321" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242645.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="97" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;5.  Description and History of the Langmei residence, in the the photo following&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242667.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="533" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242667.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;6.  Interior of a wealthy man's home in the Museum village of Langmei.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242694.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242694.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;7.  Wall mosaic in Kaifeng&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242705.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242705.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;8.  Ancient astronomical instrument, Zhengzhou&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242732.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="794" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242732.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="238" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;9,  The astronomer who invented and used the instrument&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242773.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242773.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;10. Terra Cotta Warriors, Xi'an&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242929.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242929.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;11. Another White Horse Temple Buddha, Luoyang&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242946.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="335" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242946.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="101" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;12. Golden figures, Xi'an&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242954.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242954.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;13. Ethinic Ninorities' costumes, Three Gorges Dam Museum, Chongqing&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242968.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="481" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242968.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="144" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;14. Monkey rider, Museum in Xi'an&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242982.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242982.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;15. Drum Tower Museum, Xi'an&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242994.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="533" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6242994.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;16. I can't remember where I saw this Buddha.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6243006.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="491" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6243006.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="147" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;17. Shadow puppet, Museum in Xi'an&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6243017.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="787" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fsbuzzc762F6243017.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="236" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;18. Non-ancient sundae.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Xian Pot of Soup: 2,400 Year Old Pot of Soup Found in China | ThirdAge</title>
<description><![CDATA[This is crazy. I can't imagine what that pot of soup smelled like. I don't think I want to know. Amazing story though from a history standpoint.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[JD Jenkins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[JD Jenkins]]></source><link>http://jdj21.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/14/5646626-xian-pot-of-soup-2400-year-old-pot-of-soup-found-in-china-thirdage</link><guid>http://jdj21.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/14/5646626-xian-pot-of-soup-2400-year-old-pot-of-soup-found-in-china-thirdage</guid><category>history</category><category>china</category><category>pot</category><category>soup</category><category>xian</category><category>2400-year-old</category><category>xian-pot-of-soup</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:07:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>China unearths 114 new Terracotta Warriors</title>
<description><![CDATA[Archaeologists in China have unearthed 114 new terracotta warriors at the vast Qin dynasty tomb complex in Xian province, state media reports.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Sautter]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Sautter]]></source><link>http://michaelsautter.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/12/4273022-china-unearths-114-new-terracotta-warriors</link><guid>http://michaelsautter.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/12/4273022-china-unearths-114-new-terracotta-warriors</guid><category>history</category><category>china</category><category>archaeology</category><category>xian</category><category>terracotta-warriors</category><category>qin</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 16:16:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The New Sputnik</title>
<description><![CDATA[Most people would assume that 20 years from now when historians look back at 2008-09, they will conclude that the most important thing to happen in this period was the Great Recession. I'd hold off on that.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Andrew]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jennifer Andrew]]></source><link>http://jenniferandrew6.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/29/3327827-the-new-sputnik</link><guid>http://jenniferandrew6.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/29/3327827-the-new-sputnik</guid><category>china</category><category>california</category><category>soviet-union</category><category>world-news</category><category>economic-crisis</category><category>solar-panels</category><category>electric-car</category><category>chinese-leader</category><category>xian</category><category>i-t</category><category>green-china</category><category>red-china</category><category>energy-systems</category><category>missile-technology</category><category>shi-zhengrong</category><category>david-sandalow</category><category>tibetan-glaciers</category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:46:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Tiny mites breach Great Wall </title>
<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - THE city wall that has defended the ancient Chinese capital of Xi'an for 1,400 years is being breached from the inside by tiny mites, state media reported on Monday. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[aoimiyazaki]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[aoimiyazaki]]></source><link>http://aoimiyazaki.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/15/2931902-tiny-mites-breach-great-wall</link><guid>http://aoimiyazaki.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/15/2931902-tiny-mites-breach-great-wall</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>damage</category><category>xian</category><category>great-wall</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:53:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>5,500-years-old cave houses found in China</title>
<description><![CDATA[Xi'an, Jan 26 (Xinhua) Archaeologists have unearthed the earliest man-made cave houses and privately-owned pottery workshops in China which date back 5,500 years.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chaplainkent]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Chaplainkent]]></source><link>http://chaplainkent.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/26/2355162-5500-years-old-cave-houses-found-in-china</link><guid>http://chaplainkent.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/26/2355162-5500-years-old-cave-houses-found-in-china</guid><category>science</category><category>discovery</category><category>archaeology</category><category>pottery</category><category>b-c</category><category>xian</category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:06:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Did L. Ron Hubbard Plagiarize Scientology?</title>
<description><![CDATA[The answer appears to be: Yes.  In 1934, a Dr. A. Nordenholz wrote a book entitled Scientologie that L. Ron Hubbard read a total of one time and decided later in his great moment of marketing genius to base a religion on these strange psychological ramblings of this Doktor.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Wheel]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Wheel]]></source><link>http://wheel.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/30/1399698-did-l-ron-hubbard-plagiarize-scientology</link><guid>http://wheel.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/30/1399698-did-l-ron-hubbard-plagiarize-scientology</guid><category>religion</category><category>plagiarism</category><category>scientology</category><category>clear</category><category>l-ron-hubbard</category><category>xian</category><category>plagiarize</category><category>thetans</category><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:15:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Terra Cotta Warriors</title>
<description><![CDATA[Oh yeah. Here's a picture and article about the famous Terra Cotta warriors in China. If you visit Xi'an, China, you can see them in person.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[pholpher]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[pholpher]]></source><link>http://pholpher.newsvine.com/_news/2007/06/06/759863-terra-cotta-warriors</link><guid>http://pholpher.newsvine.com/_news/2007/06/06/759863-terra-cotta-warriors</guid><category>travel</category><category>china</category><category>vacation</category><category>xian</category><category>terra-cotta-warriors</category><category>china-travel</category><category>china-attractions</category><category>china-vacation</category><category>xian-china</category><category>qin-dynasty</category><category>china-tours</category><category>china-travel-pictures</category><category>xian-china-travel</category><category>china-travel-tips</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Jun 2007 19:33:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>China's Gambling Fever</title>
<description><![CDATA[China,travel,tourism,gambling,culture,society,Beijing ,Shanghai,Guangzhou,Xi'an]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abakum987]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Abakum987]]></source><link>http://abakum987.newsvine.com/_news/2007/05/18/725898-chinas-gambling-fever</link><guid>http://abakum987.newsvine.com/_news/2007/05/18/725898-chinas-gambling-fever</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>china</category><category>culture</category><category>beijing</category><category>tourism</category><category>gambling</category><category>society</category><category>shanghai</category><category>guangzhou</category><category>xian</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2007 05:52:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Terracotta army to teach history in Britain</title>
<description><![CDATA[More telling about the untruth of history than the recently reported unexpected ugliness of Cleopatra, are the curator's quotes:"This man changed history, and yet at school I never heard of him ...]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Hedin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[John Hedin]]></source><link>http://johnhedin.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/14/569200-terracotta-army-to-teach-history-in-britain</link><guid>http://johnhedin.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/14/569200-terracotta-army-to-teach-history-in-britain</guid><category>china</category><category>warriors</category><category>culture</category><category>british-museum</category><category>world-news</category><category>archaeology</category><category>musicians</category><category>overlooked</category><category>terracotta</category><category>xian</category><category>bronze-birds</category><category>shihuangdi</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:49:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Wonder warriors of China | The Courier-Mail</title>
<description><![CDATA[YANG Pei Yan is one lucky farmer. He was digging a well in 1974 near Xi'an, in eastern central China, when he found some broken pottery and old bronze weapons.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[stevetherobot]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[stevetherobot]]></source><link>http://stevetherobot.newsvine.com/_news/2007/01/05/507705-wonder-warriors-of-china-the-courier-mail</link><guid>http://stevetherobot.newsvine.com/_news/2007/01/05/507705-wonder-warriors-of-china-the-courier-mail</guid><category>history</category><category>archaeology</category><category>xian</category><category>terra-cotta-warriors</category><category>yang-pei-yan</category><category>emperor-qin-shihuang</category><pubDate>Fri, 5 Jan 2007 16:45:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Art student joins terra cotta army</title>
<description><![CDATA[A German art student tried to join a Chinese dynasty's army -- but he volunteered centuries too late.

OCD at work!]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[lll]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[lll]]></source><link>http://lll.newsvine.com/_news/2006/09/18/366207-art-student-joins-terra-cotta-army</link><guid>http://lll.newsvine.com/_news/2006/09/18/366207-art-student-joins-terra-cotta-army</guid><category>arts</category><category>funny</category><category>off-beat</category><category>ocd</category><category>xian</category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2006 17:42:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>New recruit joins Terracotta Army</title>
<description><![CDATA[A German art student briefly fooled police by posing as one of China's terracotta warriors at the heritage site in the ancient capital, Xian.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fipe]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fipe]]></source><link>http://fipe.newsvine.com/_news/2006/09/18/365848-new-recruit-joins-terracotta-army</link><guid>http://fipe.newsvine.com/_news/2006/09/18/365848-new-recruit-joins-terracotta-army</guid><category>germany</category><category>china</category><category>odd-news</category><category>ancient</category><category>funny</category><category>germans</category><category>ancient-history</category><category>warrior</category><category>xian</category><category>terracotta-warriors</category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2006 11:31:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>