Shuyuan Hostel

This is where we stayed for nights. We wanted to stay less, but we couldn't get a hard sleeper out of Xi'an until then. The rooms weren't the greatest, but the cafe area had a nice atmosphere.

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Xi'an

September 12th 2007
I'm currently in Xi'an. The ride from Beijing was a long and uncomfortable 14 hour ride in a hard seat. In China you can travel via soft sleeper, hard sleeper, soft seat, hard seat and finally standing. If you are going anywhere of considerable distance, definitely avoid the hard seat!! The ride was interesting though. We got to sit beside numerous Chinese people and experience the way that many C ... read more

Asia » China

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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