Cycling along the walls

Xi'an, Yichang and Yangtze river cruise

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October 26th 2009
We arrived in Xi'an at about 10am and caught a pretty crowded public bus to our new hotel. After freshening up a bit, we had a bit of a walk around- Xi'an feels smaller than Beijing and Shanghai as the old part of the city is surrounded by city walls, (having said that though it still has a population of at least 8 million.) Some of us decided it would be cool to cycle round the walls (which is ab ... read more

Asia » China

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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