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14kms +35 degrees + China humidity + crappy bikes + rough brick wall = Hard Work + a sore butt

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July 23rd 2011
Having knocked the warriors over and with an extra day in Xi'an we didnt realise we had, we headed up the city walls in morning for what we heard was a pleasant ride around the city walls. He hired bikes for 100 minutes which we were told was just enough to get around the 14km of the wall. The ride was the pleasant journey we were told until the rough bricks underneath and the stiffling heat ... 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