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Xi'an by Antony Gormley

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June 10th 2007
So, Xi'an, the end or the beginning of the legendary Silk Road, and another city encircled by colossal stone walls, only this time, though they appear on the map, some of the walls no longer exist. But still, the size of the original walls was impressive, like they planned for modern day urban sprawl, so far apart they can comfortably encompass the modern city. Xi'an in nice if, again, horribly po ... 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