at the factory

two days in Xi'an

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May 18th 2007
Xi'an has a special place in Chinese history. Our tour guide 'Jerry' said that Xi'an is a place of Emperors-as it was the seat of six dynasties, also having more emperial tombs than any other city in China. According to Jerry, this area once had bigger royal palaces than Beijing's Forbidden City (later burned by the Han Chinese). The blazing fire is said to have lasted 3 months ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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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