Xian Construction

XI'AN

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February 20th 2011
Friday 11th February We have arrived in Xi'an (pronounced Shee an) in the Shaanxi Region where our new guide, who name is Ivy, was waiting with our driver to take us the short journey into Xi'an city. The journey into the city was mind blowing in itself due to the scale of construction thats going on in the fields on either side of us. Large high rise complexes with cranes on top t ... 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