Xi'an

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April 27th 2013
Our first blog post after a heartfelt departure from Dunhuang finds us in central China in the city of Xi'an, the ancient capital for over ten dynasties and home of the famous Terracotta Warriors. Our train took 24 hours to get here, and with all of the luggage we had to bring to accomodate both winter in Dunhuang as well as early summer in Taiwan, train travel will definitely prove to be a ch ... 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