Hua Shan

Xi'an & Around

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October 2nd 2007
After Shanghai I wentured deeper into the Middle Kingdom, spent some time in the famous Shaolin Temple and headed toward the ancient City of Xi'an. Famed not only for it's ancient history but also for all the archeological finds in the area -as the Neolithical Banpo village dates back to 4500 BC - and of course the famous Terracotta Army guarding the tomb of Qin emperor Shi Huang from 221 BC. I ha ... read more

Asia » China

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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