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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."
CHINA
(May 01 '06)
Beijing:Temple of Heavens (was kind crappy), Summerpalace (would have been a lot nicer without those massive croweds of people from all over China who got here for the may week (which is a public ...
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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 and Pingyao
(Jun 06 '07)
After the fiasco with the train to Chengdu I decided to take the plane to Xi'an to be safe, however even that was delayed by 2 hours, so we didn't arrive in Xi'an until nearly midnight.
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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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Xi'an... the 'other Beijing'
(Jul 05 '07)
Highlits of Xi'an
Xi'an is a beautiful old city - it was the Chinese capital for 13 dynasties (a bloody long time) before being moved to Beijing. The city is surrounded by a massive city wall. It ...
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"Terracotta Warrior Territory"
(Jul 16 '07)
"It's crazy to think that they lay there undiscovered for over 2,000 years...some more recent burials of family members had been done in the walls of the pits without the people digging even knowing what was underneath!"
Xi'an & the Terracotta Army
(Oct 31 '07)
With four days in China under our belt, we were off on the overnight train to Xi’an. Quite the experience as there were six to a cabin, but the carriage itself was newer and it ended up being very ...
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We arrived in Xian at 7 in the morning, after 12 hours on a sleeper train from Beijing. Our tickets were for the "hard sleeper" class, which are bunk beds three high, ...
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