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XIAN MEANS DELICIOUS

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September 18th 2009
Xian in Mandarin means delicious and there weren't kidding. we have had some fantastic food here today - although at one restaurant they gave me a knife and a fork (how embarrasing) which I refused to use of course. Xian is another busy city with more older architecture than beijing which gives it a bit more soul I feel. The traffic is just as insane, the polution is ever present *apparently there ... read more

Asia » China » Shanxi

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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