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My days at Xi'an

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February 15th 2009
Xi'an means ancient, having special culture, Underground Terra Cotta Warriors..After a 3-hours flight from Shanghai, I finally arrived this antiquated land. The sky is gray, yellow land, very few green, air drying. When we drive through a gate of the stone City Wall, things change. Typical old Chinese old building, old temple building, elaborate architecture, just have the feeling of backing to th ... 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