Xi An Hotel Xi'an
No.58 Chang'an North Road Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China
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Xi'an
Tuesday
We had actually finished all the things that the guide was required to show me, and so I was told that if I was happy to pay we could do almost anything or go anywhere. I ended up paying entrance and parking so that we could go up Dai Cai Hill to see the view of the town, and then stopped at some local farms to look at the paddy …
Xi'an
Wednesday
Terracotta warriors day. In the taxi on the way I reflected that I hadn't seen a horizon since I had landed in China. Xian seemed to be worse than most cities as it was more rural and the industry was far more antiquated. The sky was perpetually grey and visibility was not great. Despite all the pollution and people excavating by …
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A Step Back in Time
... centers it was common practice to create a city wall to ward off possible unfriendly neighbors.
The Great Wall was a similar aspiration attempting to protect the population center of interior China from unfriendly folk, namely the Mongols. Xi’an is also the epicenter of many ancient stories and even current television shows about China’s history. Chinese television is currently full of dramatic period-piece stories centered on the intrigue of royalty and their ...
ASIA'S LARGEST DANCING FOUNTAIN DISPLAY!!!
Following yesterday's glorious sunshine it was time for John's hay to make an appearance. True to form, it put the Sun away, and the all-encompassing fug that hangs over China most of the time was back.
Nevertheless, it didn't dampen our spirits and we had a thoroughly smashing day out at the big goose pagoda park, home of Asia's largest dancing fountain. The 30 ...
Getting acclimated
... where we are at Starfish where the roads are unpaved and you have to walk almost a mile to the nearest market. I’m happy to be in the countryside though. It’s a nice change from the big city. It’s nice to hear silence in the still of the night and to hear birds chirping in the morning. I like coming back covered in a layer of dirt; it makes me feel like I’ve really lived a day in the life of a ...



