Modi's China visit evokes hilarious reactions on Twitter

Modi's visit to the Terracota Museum in Xian provided fodder for the Twitterverse

PM Narendra Modi at the Terracotta Warriors Museum in China (photo: PMO India)
BS Web Team Mumbai
Last Updated : May 14 2015 | 3:22 PM IST
As part of the first leg of his three-nation tour, PM Modi visited Xi'an, capital of China's Shaanxi province. The PM spent an hour touring the Terracota Warrior Museum which has a large collection of sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. As the first images came through, Twitter was abuzz with memes:

 
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First Published: May 14 2015 | 2:50 PM IST

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