Xi'an wall

Xi'an

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March 27th 2009
Xi'an was once the capital of China and is home to the famous Terracotta Warriors. We arrived here by train which was very clean and efficent. There is carpet in the aisles, hot water for tea, and staff meet and greet you at the door. In China you wait in a designated seating area until your train is called for boarding, and only then may you go to the platform. A far cry from Indian railway stat ... 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