Special Report: 30th Anniversary of Sino-U.S. Diplomatic Relations    

    BEIJING, Jan. 30 -- Terracotta warriors in Emperor Qin Shihuang's mausoleum in Shaanxi province attracted more than one million foreign visitors last year.

    In 2008, 176,000 Americans visited the world famous historical site, accounting for 14% of the total foreign visitors.

    Since China and the U.S. established diplomatic ties 30 years ago, former U.S. presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton have been for visits. former U.S. presidents Richard Nixon has also visited the museum.

    Soundbite: Han Xiao'an, head of news department of foreign affairs office of Shaanxi provincial government "Nobody organized, but everyone was there to welcome Nixon to extend Chinese people's warm welcome. As a world-renowned politician, he contributed great contributions to the ties between the two countries."

    The terracotta warriors and horses have also been shipped to the U.S. for exhibitions several times, seen as a move to enhance Sino-US relations.

    Soundbite: Wu Yongqi, curator of Terra-cotta warriors and horses museum "This means that once the two nations have established friendly relationship,they will soon become very close and this will help pushing the development of the world, especially world peace."

    The terracotta warrior display is one of China's most popular tourist attractions. It represents the army of Emperor Qin Shihuang in the afterlife.

    Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xi'an.