A Morning Stroll 20160715_092334

A Morning Stroll

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July 15th 2016
Hi All, With a morning to kill before the train back to Xi'an we went for a walk through the city to Bao Ta, The Treasure Pagoda, which was built originally in the Song Dynasty, 960 to 1279 AD. This is the only building that was left standing in Yan'an after the Japanese bombardment, how did they miss it!? It stands out like a sore thumb!. The park cost 65 RMB a ticket which I thought was expensi ... 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