Stretching Sweets

Sweet makers can be seen on the streets of Xian's Muslim Quarter stretching a nougat-like substance to make hard, glassy, crunchy, sesame sweets.

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The Warriors At The End Of The Silk Road

August 12th 2017
Another early start. Another eight hour bus. Followed by another overnight train. Despite already having covered 1,750km over land in my first five days in China, I had to keep moving fast and far, in order to keep to my schedule and see everything I wanted to. It was a punishing pace; I was thinking that I wouldn't be able to keep this up for long. On the way out of Jiuzhaigou, our driver had ... 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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