Trip

Recap of Trip

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September 1st 2006
Now that I am back in the states, I thought I would give you all a quick summary of the week long trip Ron and I took, followed by some pictures. On Day 1 we flew into Xi'an, where we visited the Muslim quarter of the city, walked around on top of the city wall, and visited the terracotta warrior tombs. For dinner we had the city's famous Defachang Dumplings. This was the only place that we sta ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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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