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Day 8 - arrive on Xian, Ming City Wall and soup kitchen

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July 29th 2013
Day 8. - Arriving in Xian and cycling to the Ming Dynasty Walls The overnight train was a diddle this time. I think we are all getting used to it! At 10pm the lights went out, we all seemed to go straight over! I woke up at 6.40 am. I think my stomach seems to have settled now. I daren't eat anything substantial though! I had 3 dry garibaldi type breakfast biscuits, to be on the safe sid ... 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