The Terracotta warriors

China - Xian

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October 13th 2012
Xian We caught a sleeper train from Shanghai to Xian. We were hoping to book all our train tickets that we needed in Shanghai but were told we could only book 3 days in advance so we have not yet booked our Beijing to Hong Kong train as yet so this could cause some worries if they are fully booked. However nothing we can do about it so we booked ourselves on the hard sleeper class. There are 3 ... 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