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Xi'an - Home of the 8th Wonder of the World

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December 4th 2012
Decided to take full advantage of my monthly four day weekends and travel to somewhere other than Beijing, so Josh and I made the trek up to Xi'an Xi'an is only a short plane flight away from Beijing - about an hour and a half. By train, however, which would have been a much cheaper way to travel, it takes about 12 hours. I didn't think I could survive on a train, especially in Chin ... 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