P1030015

First (Half) Day in Xi'an

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May 16th 2015
This journal begins on the 16th, since the 15th was lost to travel. We went to hot pot for lunch. It was surprisingly similar to hot pot restaurants that I’ve been to in America. Same meats, same vegetables, same seasonings, etc. It was very delicious, but I was still feeling a little sick so I did not eat that much. After hot pot we went to a museum. There were many interesting and ancient pi ... read more

Asia » China

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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