August 1 marked the 83rd anniversary of the founding of China’s modern army, the People’s Liberation Army or PLA. BON’s Steffi Lau reports on one commemorative event, in which 50 military couples married in a mass ceremony.
Brendan and Dave drive into traffic-heavy Xi'an, bike the old defensive walls, and explore three Silk Road religions still flourishing in communist China. Later, they leave the city to glimpse new editions to the Terracotta Army.
A further look at the recent excavation of the Terra-Cotta Army Museum excavation pit number one, and what archeologists expect to find during future excavations.