Terra-Cotta Warriors

西安 － Xi'an

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December 3rd 2009
Our journey for the two week study tour began on last saturday, on an overnight sleeper train from Beijing to Xi'an. Monica and I were in a compartment with 4 other Chinese people. It was a small compartment with three bunk beds on each side. Luckily, Monica and I were on the bottom bunk, so we didn't have to climb up, and our ride was fairly comfortable. Although I'd prefer my bed to a sleeper tr ... read more

Asia » China » Shanxi

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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