The Bell Tower

Xi'an

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May 14th 2008
We spent one night in Yichang after visiting the Dam and then got an overnight 16 hour train to Xi'an. The train journey wasn't too bad and we spent most of the time chatting with a Chinese girl called Phoebe who is studying English. Once we arrived in Xi'an she saw us to the bus to help us avoid the numerous touts! Our hostel was right in the centre of town and we could see the Bell Tower from ... 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