Silk Road sightseeing trip

This trip will be detailed backwards, since the Terra Cotta Soldiers were at the end of our trip and the first in this blog. This is the workshop where they make modern day soliders. They use the same clay as in ancient times, I don't know on the molds. However, they are a booming tourist trade. They are also fascinating and hand crafted still. The heads are molded separatly to allow for air flow. They are air dried for a period of time and then fired in giant kilns. Hand painted or left in it's natural color.