Xi’an in central China – 5 to 9 May 2015

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May 7th 2015

Published: June 2nd 2015

Xi’an in central China – 5 to 9 May 2015 We arrived in Xi’an at 2.00pm to a warm day. A young trainee guide picked us up and gave us a short history of Xi’an. Xi'an is more than 3,000 years old and was known as Chang'an in ancient times. For 1,000 years, the city was the capital for 13 dynasties, and a total of 73 emperors ruled here. Xi'an is the undisputed root of Chinese civilization... Read Full Entry

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Pam Usher

Pam and Tom

We love travelling and we never get tired of seeing new places, learning about the history, meeting new people all over the world, observing different lifestyles and cultures. Our philosophy is to "live today as if there is no tomorrow". However as a well known travel writer, Bill Bryson has said in the Forward of his book 'The Road Less Traveled', "There are more fantastic things in this world to see than you can possibly hope to get to. You are just not going to live long enough. Sorry. So why are you just sitting there? Turn the page for goodness sake, and start planning". So that is wh... full info

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