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Defeated Warrior?  
   

Defeated Warrior?

Amazing this guy can still muster a smile. Another of Marg's great photos!
The Buried Treasure of Xi'an

October 22nd 2007
We secured our train tickets to Xian the morning of its departure (Tues 16/Oct) but were unable to get sleepers at this late stage - a hard seat 66Y=$10. It was surprisingly easy to get the tickets, & then later on, to get the train from this very modern looking station of Yichang. We hadn't much time to look around Yichang, but it was more time then we had planned. It struck us a rather liveable ... read more
Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

Chinese Flag 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
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