Bell Tower

The Bell tower is the centre of the city. Built in the The tower was built in 1384 by Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang as a way to dominate the surrounding countryside and provide early warning of attack by rival rulers. Unlike a lot of Chinese cities, Xi'an still has their city walls and towers mostly preserved.

Goodbye Beijing..hello Xi' an

August 26th 2007
The train trip to Xi'an was 12 hours and very mellow. The lady in the hard sleeping cot below me kept trying to feed me, which was very sweet. A lot of my fellow travellers helped me along and assited me in finding a taxi. As usual, the driver had no idea where I wanted to go, or at least that is what he said to the train-taxi guard. The driver waited while I was wisked away to speak to a English ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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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