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23rd October 2019

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Rural China
Wow, it looks beautiful. I'm surprised, though maybe not actually, that it sounds so built-up still. Glad you were able to find some peace and quiet in places. Thanks for an interesting read ?
From Blog: CHINA - Guilin and Yangshuo - October 2019
23rd October 2019

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Amazing Xian!
Gosh, your trip is truly inspiring. Such amazing places to see in China, and I love the way you intermingle a snapshot of history and culture in between your travelling tales. I look forward to reading more ?
From Blog: CHINA - Xi’an and the Terracotta Warriors - October 2019
22nd October 2019

Grace
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Great blog. Very interesting and useful. Thank you.
Hi, from Argentina. I would like to know if you travelled using a travel agency and/or on a package. Was it like that? Could you please tell the name? I am planning to go to China but I still do not know when. My interest is on villages and ethnic groups. Thank you. Hugs!
From Blog: CHINA - Ancient Towns & Villages - October 2019
16th October 2019
Just awesome

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Scenic views
I love terraced rice fields. Beautiful.
From Blog: CHINA - Guilin and Yangshuo - October 2019
18th October 2019
Just awesome

silvernomads
Paul & Sheila Williams

Rice Fields
Thanks Dave and Merry - a wonderful part of China - Regards Sheila
From Blog: CHINA - Guilin and Yangshuo - October 2019
12th October 2019
Terracotta Warrior Workshop

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Skill
Rich in history, skill and so intricate. Wow.
From Blog: CHINA - Xi’an and the Terracotta Warriors - October 2019
13th October 2019
Terracotta Warrior Workshop

silvernomads
Paul & Sheila Williams

Warriors skills
Thanks for your comments and yes it was fascinating to watch this young lady - such a talent.
From Blog: CHINA - Xi’an and the Terracotta Warriors - October 2019
12th October 2019

Charmian
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Greetings
Great to follow your adventures with such lovely photos. Hope you're enjoying it all (I'm sure you are). You're missing such wonderful weather here (it won't stop raining)!!! Love from us both. xx
From Blog: CHINA - Guilin and Yangshuo - October 2019
13th October 2019

silvernomads
Paul & Sheila Williams

Rain
Thanks for your comments Charmian and have been enjoying some lovely weather to compliment this journey although we have rain today too but warm rain that is. Love to you both x
From Blog: CHINA - Guilin and Yangshuo - October 2019
8th October 2019

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Travel ups and downs
Being in a city for a festival is an exciting time. Sorry you missed some of the big attractions but it is a trade off. Sounds like you enjoyed yourself anyway. Beautiful architecture. Great blog.
From Blog: CHINA - Beijing’s Palaces, Parks and Temples - September/October 2019
11th October 2019

silvernomads
Paul & Sheila Williams

The excitement of travel
Hello Dave and Merry - Thanks for your comment and yes this journey has been a bit of 'ups and downs' with visiting in the middle of their 70th celebrations and even though we have missed a few highlights and been in long queues would still not have missed it. Regards Sheila
From Blog: CHINA - Beijing’s Palaces, Parks and Temples - September/October 2019
7th October 2019

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Eye for detail
As powerful as the image of the sea of warriors is, thanks for sharing the close up details too... it's nice to see the individual human details on the statues. What an amazing body of work they undertook with this endeavor :)
From Blog: CHINA - Xi’an and the Terracotta Warriors - October 2019
11th October 2019

silvernomads
Paul & Sheila Williams

Its all in the detail
Hello Ren and Andrew - yes seeing them in their battle formation was awesome but having the time to study the little details was fascinating. Regards Sheila
From Blog: CHINA - Xi’an and the Terracotta Warriors - October 2019
6th October 2019
Terracotta Warriors

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Were you permitted to take photos?
I was in Xian many years ago. Then it wasn't permitted to take photos of the terracotta warriors. Everybody still did and I have plenty of photos from there. How was it now? Is photography still officially forbidden or can you snap away as you like? You know, the terracotta army is part of Qin Shi Huang's grave. The actual grave mound is quite far away from there. Makes you wonder, what else is hidden under ground? Probably a lot. /Ake
From Blog: CHINA - Xi’an and the Terracotta Warriors - October 2019
11th October 2019
Terracotta Warriors

silvernomads
Paul & Sheila Williams

Terracotta Warriors
Hello Ake - yes you can take as many photographs as you like as they know that this does not cause any problem to the relics already lifted. Loosing their beautiful colour occurs as soon as they are lifted out of their 'grave' and I think that the archaeologist are trying to find ways to alleviate this problem. We were also lucky to see the grave mound which was further away from the site and yes I wonder what else they will discover in the future - must be really exciting to be an archeologist in Xian. Regards Sheila
From Blog: CHINA - Xi’an and the Terracotta Warriors - October 2019
6th October 2019
Dating Centre

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Interesting
I actually haven't seen that. At least not that I know of. But I have to ask you, did you get to see the morning gymnastics in the park? That's a nice thing to watch. And even better to participate yourself in. /Ake
From Blog: CHINA - Beijing’s the Great Wall and more Palaces & Temples - September/October 2019
11th October 2019
Dating Centre

silvernomads
Paul & Sheila Williams

Exercise in the Park
Hello Ake and thanks for your comment. Yes we did get to see many locals exercising and playing games in the park - did have a little join in with them. Regards Sheila
From Blog: CHINA - Beijing’s the Great Wall and more Palaces & Temples - September/October 2019
6th October 2019

faizi
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faizi
such a nice article.. pof inbox
From Blog: CHINA - Xi’an and the Terracotta Warriors - October 2019
6th October 2019

silvernomads
Paul & Sheila Williams

Xi'an
Thanks for your comments Faizi - Regards Sheila
From Blog: CHINA - Xi’an and the Terracotta Warriors - October 2019
6th October 2019

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Beijing
Thank you for taking me on your journey through Beijing. All looks beautiful, and you take some really beautiful photos. I love the close-up photos of locals enjoying their free time in the parks of the city ?
From Blog: CHINA - Beijing’s the Great Wall and more Palaces & Temples - September/October 2019
6th October 2019

silvernomads
Paul & Sheila Williams

Locals in Beijing
Thanks Alex it was amazing to watch them but felt really guilty that we did not join in but some of their exercises looked pretty difficult. Regards S
From Blog: CHINA - Beijing’s the Great Wall and more Palaces & Temples - September/October 2019
5th October 2019

Sue
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Terrific blog, warriors high on our to do list, love the detail photographs.
We are settled in Lanzarote now, researching Madagascar. Jim has undertaken to update his French before we go. Enjoy the rest of your trip & keep the blogs coming. X S & J ps How is food?
From Blog: CHINA - Xi’an and the Terracotta Warriors - October 2019
5th October 2019

silvernomads
Paul & Sheila Williams

Warriors were indeed awesome ...
You mentioned food well you can easily find a Chinese Restaurant here !!! seriously though the food has been much better than expected and in places superb. Will seriously think about Madagascar particularly as we will have a 'fluent' french translator or Jim now ... ... Must admit we have used our electronic translator many times in China - it has been very useful indeed. Love S&P
From Blog: CHINA - Xi’an and the Terracotta Warriors - October 2019
3rd October 2019
Huanghuacheng Great Wall

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Hiking the Wall
This is an amazing location that we hope to visit some day. So lovely.
From Blog: CHINA - Beijing’s the Great Wall and more Palaces & Temples - September/October 2019
5th October 2019
Huanghuacheng Great Wall

silvernomads
Paul & Sheila Williams

The Great Wall
It is indeed a 'Great' wall and when you visit make sure you see several different sections. We saw two but would have liked to have seen a couple more. Regards Sheila
From Blog: CHINA - Beijing’s the Great Wall and more Palaces & Temples - September/October 2019

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