The Kid with the kite

Our last few days in China

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February 29th 2008
Nicky; Hello!! It has been a busy few days for us so you will have to bare with us as we fill you in. After our day at the terracotta warriors we decided to explore a bit more or Xian. As usual the best way to do this is to hit the streets and start walking so we headed to the Little Goose Pagoda (there is also a Big Goose Pagoda but i will come there later) It was very beautiful but very expensiv ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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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