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Xi'an

October 20th 2006
The train left Taiyuan at 9:00am on a 12 hour journey heading for Xi’an, or so we thought. The tickets said Xi’annan but when we asked if they were the same, we were told they were. We found out otherwise. We were fortunate that we were alone in a soft seat sleeper for most of the trip. With about 3 hours remaining we were joined by 2 passengers. One of them was a 30 y.o. policeman named Dong ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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

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