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Xi'an, China

Looking at the Drum Tower
#22 Rainy Day In Xi’an

October 11th 2005
June 5 Doesn’t quite conjure up that melancholy mood that Brook Benton gave, “Rainy Night In Georgia”. Gray, steady rain as we exit the train station. Taxi touts try to get our attention but I’m ahead of the game and see the legitimate taxi queue; we scurry to get a spot in line. A Chinese lady is lured by a tout - then shouts at him because she is taken to a taxi that is about 10th ... read more
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Chinese Flag For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more
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