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Xian - night market

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November 14th 2010
I joined the 3 UK travellers at a hostel in Xian, just inside the south wall. They were staying in dorm beds, so I opted for the same. It only cost 40RMB or $6Can for a dorm bed. We ended up moving rooms 4 times. The problem was that we were trying to stay in the same room together. The first room we had to ourselves but the door lock was broken. The second didn't have 4 beds available, ev ... 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