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Xi'an

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January 12th 2007
Xi’an August 31 - September 5, 2006 Thursday Xi’an is the capital of the Shaanxi province and boasts a population of well over five million people. For two thousand years, from 1000 BC to 1000 AD, Xi’an was the imperial capital for eleven dynasties. The main draw here for visitors is the massive archeological complex of the Terracotta Soldiers outside of the city, but it is a fascinating ... 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