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Xi'an trip!

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July 22nd 2010
Everyone in the program took a long weekend trip to Xi'an. My favorite part of the trip was the chance to hang out with everyone else in the program! I liked our hotel room and our late-night shenanigans. I couldn't get that interested in the nth museum they've made us go to - more old pots in glass cases. I have a hard time appreciating things in glass cases. However, our bike ride around th ... 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