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Whirlwind in Xi'an

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May 18th 2006
We got to Xi'an in the early morning. Fortunately for us, someone who worked at our previous guesthouse in Pingyao was on our train so we shared a taxi with him to the Bell Tower Hostel where we were staying. While the hostel was not terrible, it won't go down as one of our favorites of the trip. After resting a bit, we went out to explore the town. Side rant about Rough Guide At this ... 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