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Free Time and a Sleeper Train

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August 30th 2010
Today occurred in two parts. The first part was a free day, to do whatever we pleased in Xi'an. This appealed to all of us. We haven't had enough time to wander around on our own. I followed Professor Greg Youtz to Stationary Street, which is a road devoted to the tools used for writing and painting, but which also has jade and various other traditional Chinese crafts. I did some gift shopping ... 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