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Xi'an and those famous warriors

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April 26th 2017
Our final stop in China was Xi'an, which is most famous for the Terracotta Warriors. Xi'an is definitely on the tourist trail and I was keen to squeeze it in, Paul less so, but then we found a bargain basement airfare from Zhangjiajie and it seemed crazy not to stop by. The price you pay for a cheap ticket is flying at an ungodly hour. Although it was a short hop from Zhangjiajie we didn't arri ... 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