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Xian

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November 5th 2010
An early morning wake up call greated us at 4.45am. A quick change and sorting of luggage and we were off to get our flight to Xian. The plane was absolutely crowded but it was a good flight. We arrived in Xian and were again blessed with the weather - about 20 degrees and fine (we haven't had a bad day yet). Xian is amazing. It used to be the capital city before Beijing took on that role. N ... 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