Tandem on Xi'an City wall

China - Xi'an

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August 29th 2011
The next morning we awoke to clear blue skies and sun – which didn’t last long and was soon followed by another downpour complete with thunder and lightening! This gave us a chance to pack and catch up on the blog before having lunch and going to the train station for the overnight train. It was our longest train journey, 16hrs, but the time passed quite quickly and pleasantly, reading, lookin ... read more

Asia » China

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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