China: Beijing to Xi'an

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September 29th 2012
Sept. 28-29 The most memorable feature of the last two days was our overnight train ride from Beijing to Xi'an. The train had compartments with two sets of bunks that sleep four people (think small inside cabin on a cruise ship). Our tour group was kind enough to buy two tickets for each of us, so we were SUPPOSED to have just two people per compartment. However, there was some miscommunica ... 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