Xi'an old city wall

Xi'an

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July 23rd 2008
Don't know how many times I have said 'amazing' and 'magnificent' since I have started my trip, but I don't know how else to describe everything I have seen. My Vocabulary seems so limited - to have a thesaurus at this point would be helpful. There are so many facts to take in as well. The history f the Warriors and Emporer Qin (whose crazy idea it was to build this army) is so extensive and intri ... 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