Bus To Hua Shan Mountain

Xi'an

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October 4th 2006
We arrived very early in the morning in the city of Xi'an. Xi'an is most famous for its proximity to the site of the Terracotta Warriors who were built to guard the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. Its also a massive city of 6 million people and one of the most polluted cities in China. It turned out we were staying bang smack in the middle of the city beside the Bell Tower. Unfortunately the smog ... 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