Xi'an

Xi'an

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May 5th 2007
Where do i start. Fly to xian for 30quid. Flight took two hours. The shuttle bus into the city took longer. Was talking to a woman on the bus who spoke a bit of english. She told me a lot of useful things. She reccomended a hotel that was very cheap. 150RMB or 10pound a night. I had to walk into a complex with some army guards satitioned outside at the gate. The hotel had a massive communist fl ... read more

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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