Xi'an city sight seeing

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Geo: 34.27, 108.9

After a late start we saw the Museum and Wild Goose Buddhist pagoda, and the Old Mosque. Then stayed in the Muslim area and shopped in the fun market stalls.

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Photos

Wild Goose Pagoda
The pagoda lost its top two storeys in earthquakes. The first split the building in two. A few hundred years later a second quake healed the breach. (Or so we were told).

GONGGG...
For 5 yuan you could ring the bell three times - it produced a very satisfying tone...

Pottery Horses
Exquisite art from the Tang Dynasty.
Memory test... Qin was the first Emperor for about 20 years until his death in 210BC. His son ruled for only two years before being defeated by the Han Dynasty which lasted 400 years. The 300 year Tang Dynasty was from the mid 600's. The Ming Dynasty was for 300 years from the mid 1300's.

Xi'an Muslim Quarter
A fun walk and casual shop in a typical Asian market. Interesting sights, sounds and smells.

Pounding sweets
A peanut brittle-like concoction that was very light and not too sweet.

Comments

[Tony Speed]

Did you go to those markets at night?and see the toffee made