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No.158 Dong Da Jie, Xian Shannxi Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, 710001, 29-8769-1234
Hi All, Another dream fulfilled! Ever since I had the pleasure of living in Taiwan in the 60's and 70's I have always wanted to visit "The Motherland" - Mainland China. Because of my security clearance and the political situation prior to the 80's that was impossible. Now that China has become one of the U.S.'s biggest trading partners, travel restrictions are pretty much gone. Julieann and I flew four hours from Seoul, Korea to Xian, China on May 31st. We were met by a very lovely, friendly ...
Beijing and Xian, China ahrangerWe said goodbye to Shanghai early in the morning to catch our flight to Xi'an, and our drive was memorable. Traffic in Shanghai is difficult to describe, and heartburn-inducing to be a part of. It’s not like India, where there is virtually no pretense of following established rules. Also unlike India, it’s not lacking in gleaming new infrastructure. In fact, the quality of many of this country’s bridges, tunnels, and highways equals or exceeds that of the United States. The ...
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China chmielewskijIt was time for a real take it easy day after the efforts of the visit to the Terracotta Army. We were up and out of the hostel late morning and took ourselves to the plushest shopping mall we had seen in China so far, which contained all the usual designer suspects (Gucci et al). We went there, not as you might believe for the shopping, but for a decent latte and some clean toilets! Delighted on both parts, we whiled away a few hours in the gorgeous but expensive Star Cafe before wandering a...
Xi'an, China ladytjLeft the Capital Hotel in Beijing at 0530 this morning to get to the airport. At the airport, it was very interesting. We walked from one counter to another counter while our guide, Joe, tried to find a ticket agent who would help us. He finally found someone who would and we got our boarding passes and had our luggage checked in. Finding the right ticket agent was important because he knew that our bags - as a group - were overweight so he was trying to find someone who would look the other ...
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China maygMy favorite part of Xi'an was the Sweat Buns for Breakfast... Well and the visit to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. Seen the excavation sites was incredible, with thousands of Life Size Warriors, and the detail each statue had. In the museum we were able to see some better preserved statues up close and the Bronze Chariots. After lunch, we visited the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and spent a couple of hours in the square just in front of the temple. The day cleared and more and more peop...
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China sherpaosoWe started late, but not without the delicious Sweat Buns. We went to the City Wall, which was very impressive in its construction and how well preserved it still stands. There we visited the Feng Shui museum, where we learned proper practices both for architecture and interior designs. After the wall we visited a local family (one of the guides parents home), the Provincial History Museum and the Great Mosque.
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China sherpaosoWent to Xi'an for overnight trip. Saw Terra Cotta soldiers and some sights in the city of Xi'an which was the capital of china for about 800 years across 13 different dynasties.
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... that stands today, however, was begun in 1392 in the twenty-fifth year of the Ming Dynasty. I returned to the hotel early today at 3:30PM and had the rest of the day to relax. I used the internet for an hour and just unwound.
Xianyang, China exploreamerica... which they reckon were 6000 of them made were buried to protect the mausoleum - which is the burial place of the 1st emporor of China. The soldiers are in combat formation and amazingly no 2 soldiers are the same - i.e. all the faces are different!! We went around all 3 pits and were truely amazed at what we saw. Its definetly a unique sight and well worth seeing. After the Terracotta warriors we went for lunch and a tour around a ...
Xi'an, China orlao0... buddhist caves. Now that's a sight to behold! Over 1000 year old intricate sculptures were crafted into a string of man-made sandstone caves over one kilometer in length. The best thing was that, because the sculptures were largely protected from the elements, the colour still remains on many of the glorious works of art. We were very impressed. But the blistering cold really got to Regine who was still weakened. We had then booked another sleeper train to Beijing ...
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China wenzels... existem nesta cidade desde o sec. VII e estao perfeitamente integrados na sociedade chinesa. A mesquita e um bom exemplo disso mesmo. E uma mesquita muito bonita mas toda construida em estilo chines, como se de um palacio da epoca imperial se tratasse. E muito bonita e vale uma visita. Depois fomos calcorrear o resto do bairro e os varios mercados que la existem durante o dia. No dia seguinte fomos visitar os soldados de terracota. Apanhamos o autocarro em frente a estacao ...
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