Bell tower

Xian

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January 29th 2011
Hi all. We are currently sitting cosy in our Xi'an hostel common area, ordered dinner... and sipping hot chocolate. Its FREEZING outside, hat and gloves as you step out the door. Although not snowing here like it was in Nanjing, it is colder temperature so hopefully no rain is forecast. Today we were wanting to go on the hostel's terracotta warriors tour, but the logistics of numbers were agai ... 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