Big goose pagoda in Xi'an

Xi'an and beyond

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July 12th 2012
Our first decision to get to Xi'an from Suzhou by overnight train had to be changed due to the summer holidays in China. All trains were fully booked and so we decided to fly to Xi'an, or actully we did not really have any other choice. This meant we had to take a fast train to Shanghai from Suzhou and then fly. The flight was 2.5 hours long and we arranged with our guesthouse for a pickup ... 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