bell tower

Grand Mosque, Bell tower and Drum Tower

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July 29th 2010
Hi All, So we took the train from Zhengzhou to Xi'an on Sunday morning. The train was really excellent. Fast, speeds of 330 km/h, clean and comfortable a journey of around two and a half hours. It struck us as to how green everything is here even though there is this blistering heat at the minute. Arrival at Xi'an went smoothly and we found the hotel without any problems. After a little snooze ... read more

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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