Xi'an

The Terracotta Warriors of Xi'an

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August 29th 2012
Geo: 34.27, 108.9I left Beijing and caught the train to Xi'an, I've been in contact through email to meet up with a friend of a friend to start cycling with and as she is on the road already I've arranged to meet her in Xi'an where she's due to arrive in a few days. Her plan is cycling from Beijing to Melbourne where she's from, and it follows the basic route I pla ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi

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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