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China, Xi'an: Coffee Breaks with Terracotta Warriors
(May 24 '07)
"At times the crazy man was yelling, pointing his finger wildly and spitting on us as he spoke"
With a population of over 6 and a half million and a history spanning 2000 years, Xi'an was not a city easy ...
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Ancient Warriors of Xi'an
(Mar 17 '07)
"we left with an appreciation that the Chinese civilization is indeed an old civilization with a deep, rich and diverse history."
Xian 西安
Xian is located at Shaanxi province. How much do you know about Xian?
For many know Xian is a place you can see Army of Terracotta ...
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Gearing up for Chinese New Year
(Feb 14 '07)
So we have now been in Xi'an for 4 days now and are liking the city more and more each day. We can even say that we are finding our way around much better than the first day and have an idea where we ...
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Xi'an
(Apr 17 '07)
Our next stop on our China tour was the historical city of Xi'an in central China. The city used to be an ancient capital of the empire and stands at the end of the silk road, that lead all the way ...
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We arrived early in Xi'an on the overnight train from Pingyao. We haggled a bit with the touts at the station and blagged a double ensuite room at a hostel for ...
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Xi'an and the Terracotta Army
(Mar 21 '07)
Our flight into Xi'an was easy enough, arriving about 30 minutes late. It was quite late in the evening when we got to our hostel, so the only thing we did on our first night was to book a tour for ...
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Army of the Terracotta Warriors
(Apr 21 '07)
Even with the help of our host Wei and the previous efforts of our Korean friend, we weren't able to secure tickets for a sleeper car on the train to Xi'an. Horrified by the thought of sitting for 30 ...
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Home of the Terracota Warriers - Xi'an
(Jun 06 '06)
After an overnight sleeper train from Beijing, we arrived bright and early into Xi'an. After the frantic pace of Beijing, we found Xi'an a great place to wonder around and truely experience the ...
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The oldest walled city in China
(May 17 '07)
If the guide books are correct, then 2,00 years before the birth of Christ, 2,400 years before the birth of Mohammed and 3,956 years before me, Xi'an was a thriving, cultured city with philosophers, ...
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