In Xi'an

The Tuk Tuk Trip!

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July 28th 2012
Today was a long day of sightseeing in the searing heat of Xi'an! The first stop was the Wild Goose Pagoda which is a massive tower built in a monastary in the middle of Xi'an, not quite the remote locations you expect them to be! There we learnt about Buddhism and the history behind the tower, named after a similar one in India. There were several monks and I noticed that one had 9 mar ... 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