Tour around the city wall.

Oh, the warriors.

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April 2nd 2009
Mom and I have really enjoyed Xi'an. We ended up staying at our stinky hostel but found a less stinky room. The people here have been really nice. I promised mom that we would step up our accommodations in Beijing. Our first day here we decided to take a tour of the City Wall. It is 14 km long and in a rectangle shape. In order to do the entire wall, we decided to rent a bike. After mom's concrete ... 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