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Bell Tower concert  
   

Bell Tower concert

These musicians are performing Tang Dynasty pieces in that era's costume, a very nice job.
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

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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