Huayuan Hostel Xi'an
Wei No.29 Street, Fengcheng South Road, Weiyang District Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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End of Beijing, Xian and arriving in Chengdu
Woke up in Beijing and saw something I never expected to see, blue sky! Everyday had been so overcast I had just assumed that it was just pollution and that the sun itself hadnt been seen in years, but there it was! I even put some sun screen on!
Anyways, spent the morning trying to book plane tickets from Chengdu to Hong Kong as we realised …
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Dreary day in Xi'an
Well I officially hate dorms in China. I think I'm getting less sleep in the dorms than I am on the hard sleeper train rides. The strange this is that down south I could get a single room at a hostel for about $10 a night, but up north I’m struggling to see any for less than $25. When I can stay in a dorm for $7, it just makes no sense to pay that much more for a single room. At some point I might need to bite the bullet ...
Qin and Tang
... who was the first eldest son to actually get the throne! and who finally dealt with the rebellion. Although he removed the nasty Li Fogou, other eunuchs soon stepped into the breach. Certainly the empire was weakened and many warlords were de facto rulers of their own areas. His son succeeded as Emperor Dezong (779-805) who tried to reform the empire, particularly the warlords, but found all his efforts frustrated by the eunuchs. A brief period of exile caused him to ...
My Weekend at Shao Lin Temple
This weekend my host mom and I went to the Shao Lin temple. We traveled to the HeNan province by train. It took only 2 hours because we used the high speed train. While at the temple, we saw various interesting things such as; Buddhist temples, the monk training grounds, the children's school, and a martial arts performance. The performance was ...
The Terracota Warriors of Xi'an
... a well in 1974. He uncovered an underground vault that yielded thousands of terracotta warriors and horses in battle formation. Amongst the army was recreations of the stables, weapons, chariots, sacrifical offerings and animals (evidence found that some were buried alive).
If you ever get the chance to visit, we highly recommend doing the museum first to gain some historical background and Pits 1 to 3 in reverse. Pit 3 was ...


