Me and a couple of soldiers

What a great place...

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November 14th 2006
We arrived in Xi'an at 8am on Saturday morning after a 12 hour train journey. We paid extra and had a soft sleeper room which we shared with a Chinese couple. He kept making disgusting noises and trumping. Erica said he also had hi hands down his pants, which I am glad I didn't see (think that is a man thing!). We were met at the train station by the people at the hostel as we had arranged free pi ... 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