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Xi'an, Shaanxi Provence - Terracotta Warriers

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September 24th 2009
Hey y'all The night train to Xian for us was quite a good experience, we pretty much slept the whole night and as there was no one else sharing the carriage there was no awkwardness! Arriving there we met ‘Tom’ who was a taxi driver / tour guy. He took us to the hotel for free if we agreed for him to take us to the Terracotta Warriors and a few other places along the way. I know we vowed o ... 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