two days in Xi'an
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
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