Xi'an's city walls

Xi'an is one of the few cities to retain its ancient city walls. These date from the Tang Dynasty about 1500 years ago, but were upgraded in the current style during the Ming Dynasty about 600 years back. They stretch 14kms around the centre of town, and you can ride a bike or walk around the top of them.

"We will provide excellent senile for you"

February 24th 2007
Xi'an stands roughly where China's first imperial capital, founded by the Emperor Qin, lay some 2000 years ago. Now, two things to help you with that sentence. When transliterating Mandarin, an 'x' is pronounced 'sh', and a 'q' is pronounced 'ch'. So Emperor Chin founded Shi'an. And guess where China got its name? Yep, Emperor Qin Shi Huang. And he was the guy who commissioned the Great Wal ... 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

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