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Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an July 17th 2001

Monday, July 17, 2000 Finally a really hot day in Xi'an and it really felt like summer, like Xi'an felt every day from June through August in 1995. The temperature was somewhere in the higher 90's, maybe even 100 and we were outside much of the day. Fortunately when the temperature soars in Xi'an the humidity really drops, so whenever we found shade we, perhaps I should say I, did not feel too uncomfortable. By the end of the day Amy, Bill, Nancy and I felt like we had were "well done in a slow oven." Today was a very full day. The university van picked us up at 8:30 a.m. and off we went to see the Terra Cotta Warriors. The driver, the same man who drove us to the airport to pick up ... read more
Row upon row looking forward.
My Old Friend
The Jade armored suit

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an June 28th 2000

One night I was writing in our journal. I wrote: "Outside I can hear the happy voices of many children playing. They were playing a childrens singing game. If I am right in interpreting what I hear, one group sings and the second responds. Intermixed with the singing I could hear children laughing, calling to each other ... having a great time together. Living in a safe and a secure environment these children have a great time together." This Quonset hut type building, which was beside our building, was a favorite place for many children. Every day several would climb onto the top to play, sit and talk, study, and call to friends. Surprisingly no child was hurt the entire time we lived here. Big kids would help smaller children on and off the building. Parents ... read more
Two girls stamping their feet in a mud puddle
Two girls sitting and talking.
Two boys doing their homework

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an May 28th 2000

It was a Sunday in early summer in Xi’an. I remember it was a Sunday as it was the day that Xiao and his wife took us to a Christian church service in this ancient city. After the worship service in the packed church we made our down East Street to-ward the Bell Tower. I cannot say we walked. We could not move fast enough to call it a walk. Being Sunday, a day of rest, the sidewalks were a mass of people. Along the way we stopped to watch several men and women carving intricate designs on watermelons. They were works of art with designs of dragons, flowers and curling lines. “Oh gee,” I groaned, “I didn’t bring my camera along. What a picture those would make. Passing the Bell Tower where West, East, North ... read more
Moslem woman in Xi'an
Street Scene in Xi'an's Moslem Quarter.
Moslem Quarter in Xi'an.




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