candles at the pagola

Xian

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April 19th 2005
On 1st April we travelled by night train to Xian - a fun time. Arrived in Xian to see all the sights, may favourite being the White Goose Pagola, which is the founding centre of budhism to China. A serene place - I LOVED IT. Saw the terracotta warriors which were amazing. Xian a great city ( a million times better than Beijing). ... read more

Asia » China

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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