Four to one berth

Tour Day 4 (Xī’ān, MGM club)

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May 22nd 2008
We arrived at Xī’ān at around 6:30am in the end I think. Everyone was up early anyway, as it was light outside early in the morning, and you have all the noise of the other passengers and everything too. It didn’t take long to get ready. It’s always a mad rush getting off the train, as it only stops for a few minutes, and obviously we all had our awkward rucksacks to load onto ourselves, s ... 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