P1210088

Review of Xi'an

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January 27th 2008
So! We're back in Beijing from Xi'an until next Monday when we leave for Shanghai. This is all part of a 3 credit pre semester course. Xi'an was AMAZING!! Except for the kids from Hong Kong who seemed to have missed the point of going abroad. You can't bring M-street to China! Anyhow there was so much snow in Xi'an. Xi'an is the ancient capital of China. Our guide told us there was more snow than ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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