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One Night in Xi'an

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November 9th 2007
We hopped a plane two hours west of Beijing to the small city (8million) of Xi'an. Known for the Wild Goose Pagoda and the Terra Cotta Warriors. Also known for producing electronics and the tails (tehe) of Boeing 747's The Asia-Euro Economic Trade Forum is in town (halfway across the globe and cannot escape the Convention business!!) The airport is about 1 hour outside of town. We landed. Je ... read more

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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