Published in “Surrey Now” and “Coquitlam Now” newspapers September 2006 and Travellady online Magazine. Our senses were juddered with the stunning magnitude of this memorial to one man; 6,000 life-size soldiers in battle formation facing the entrance of the enormous earthen vault. The terracotta warriors, created to guard the tomb of Qin Shi Huang (259-210 BC), have been proclaimed the 8th wonder of the world and the most important archaeological find of the 20th century. Intrigued by the rare artistry in a documentary seen several years previously, my husband Rick and I are now enraptured by the display before...