lucky guide Peony born under the sign of the Horse + this is the Year of the Horse

Day 25 (4 August) the Terracotta Army

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August 4th 2014
Good thing we got directly to sleep early on Sunday night, because at 4:45 am today we were woken up by the phone. We were being collected at 5.20 am to go to the airport to fly to Xian. Our driver was waiting for us in the hotel lobby. Unfortunately he wasn't sure which way to go and we thought that the day was not going to go as planned when he drove up the off ramp of the motorway and did a U t ... 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