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June 18th 2015

Published: June 18th 2015

And so, some two months after I departed Indonesia for a little downtime back home in Singapore, I'm back on the road again, and this time I'm embarking on what I hope will pan out to be the grand East Asian tour that I've been planning in my head for some time. And what better way to start East Asia than of course going straight to the heart of the Chinese dragon, and its ancient capital of Xi-an... Read Full Entry

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Terracotta Warriors Site

Terracotta Warriors

Pit No. 2

Pit No.2

Excavation is still ongoing!

Terracotta Dreams...

Pit No.3

The smallest.

Pit No. 1

The biggest, and the one you'll see in every googled image.

Happy days...

The most complicated Chinese Character Ever

I think it's pronounced biang1 or biang2, and refers to some local noodle dish.

Yang Pao Mo

Or lamb soup with bread crumb "bubbles".

Working hard on the Muslim treats

Dancing the Night Away

This reminds me of what I saw in Shangri-la in Yunnan, where the locals decked in their traditional garb danced away in the public square every night with the tourists.

Emperor Jingdi's Tomb

Or the Hanyangling. Very few visitors here. Little wonder since it sits in the shadows of the terracotta warriors site.

Hangyangling

Hanyangling

The darkened underground museum glass flooring lets you see what's being unearthed underfoot.

Hanyangling

The Red Bell

Supposed to possess magical properties (of course), just ring it three times to be rid of your troubles! (And 10 yuan).

Xiaoyanta

Aka Little Goose Pagoda. Because if there's a big one, there has to be a small one.

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