Great Mosque

Yes it's a mosque! Don't be deceived by the Chinese architecture (we are in China after all). Being the origin of the Silk Road that went all the way through Muslim communities of Central Asia and the Middle East, Islam has always been a thriving religion here.

Xi-an (15-19 Jun 15)

June 18th 2015
And so, some two months after I departed Indonesia for a little downtime back home in Singapore, I'm back on the road again, and this time I'm embarking on what I hope will pan out to be the grand East Asian tour that I've been planning in my head for some time. And what better way to start East Asia than of course going straight to the heart of the Chinese dragon, and its ancient capital of Xi-an ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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

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