Lynn & General

Xia'n day 2

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March 19th 2008
This morning we wandered around and over the South Gate of the city wall, then explored the Wild Goose Pagoda, built in 652 AD by the Buddhist monk Xuan Zang. (He had walked to India and studied Buddhism for seven years there, then brought back written works for translation.) Lunch was at another hotel contracted by the tour company. They asked us "western or Chinese?" and we pick ... 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