Aaron on the city wall.

Actually my favorite city in China.

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January 13th 2007
Not counting Honk Kong of course...Pingyao The train ride from Xi'an to Pingyao was only about 9 hours if I remember correctly and it was even overnight, but it was probably the second longest night of my life. First, since we didn't book our tickets properly and had to upgrade once we were on the train our beds weren't next to each other. We did get bottom bunks which was great, but mine was ... 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