Shaanxi, China

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Communist China, Xi
Communist China
Aug 21, 2004

... so late and neither of us speak a word of Chinese! So we finally arrive in Xian airport in Communist, highly bureaucratic China ready for the harshest customs inspection ever and are whizzed through, no questions, no waiting, no bag checks - by FAR, the ...

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Worlds heaviest library??, Xi
Worlds heaviest library??
Jan 23, 2005

In the morning I went to the Forest of Stone Tablets, a museum with the heaviest collection of books in the world being that they're all made of gigantic stone tablets, some ten feet high, and there are 2300 of them! Then I got in trouble for taking ...

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Beijing to Xi
Beijing to Xi'an
Aug 1, 2007

Xi'an - Shuyuan Hostel We decided to travel by train from Beijing to Xi'an with Rene and Mariska.  This journey was to be a 12 hour overnight leaving Beijing at 7pm. So we booked a soft sleeper (4 bunks) and got ourselves comfortable with Yahtzee ...

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Terra-Cotta Warriors, Xi
Terra-Cotta Warriors
Jan 21, 2005

... found my way, eventually, to the Giant Mosque which was erected in 1250 AD during the Tang dynasty and is the largest mosque in China. That night the Korean girl, Un Jung, told me that she hadn't been out at night because she was traveling alone and that ...

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Attractions in Shaanxi (34)

Terra-Cotta Warriors and Soldiers Museum
Terra-Cotta Warriors and Soldiers Museum

Eastern Route, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

4.50

One of the most significant archaeological finds in the world, this 16,300-square-meter excavation reveals more than 7,000 life-size terracotta figures of warriors and horses arranged in battle formations.
Mount Huashan
Mount Huashan

120 km E of Xi'an, Huayin, Shaanxi, China

4.00

Famous for its breathtaking cliffs and 12-kilometer-long winding path to its peak, this mountain features five peaks that resemble five petals of a flower.
Shaanxi History Museum
Shaanxi History Museum

91 Xiaozai E Rd, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

4.00

This history museum, housed in a magnificent Confucian Temple, features more than 370,000 pieces of historical relics mainly from the Zhou to the Tang periods (1100B.C. to 907 A.D.).
Xi'an City Wall (Chengqiang)
Xi'an City Wall (Chengqiang)

Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

4.00

Forum Discussions on Shaanxi (7)

TerracottaWarriors report
Posted on Feb 21, 2008, 08:45:33
Re-evaluating the History of Xian's TerracottaWarriors The Qin Terracotta Warriors were discovered in China's Shaanxi province near Xi'an in 1974 by six local farmers. A flurry of national media surrounded the discovery, and excavations ...
China - Must see places?
Posted on May 4, 2006, 10:01:53
... to be the location of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and had cave-houses which is more traditional near Xi'an in Shaanxi Province.So I think four days might not be enough. And If you do not want to go to these two place, i think 3 ...
Traveling China's Silk Road
Posted on Jul 10, 2009, 04:01:38
The Silk Road through China stretches from Xian in the Shaanxi Province through to Dunhuang. In ancient times, however, the Silk Road was not a single road, but a collection of hundreds of routes used by traders to form a network. These roads allowed ...
great time in China with Gary as my trip partner and guide..
Posted on Jul 13, 2009, 22:38:09
... ticket will still be your biggest cost. I was working as a foreign English teacher in Yulin, a small city in the northern part of Shaanxi province, when Gary came from Xi'an to work at the school. Xi'an is one of China's many enormous cities, and home of ...

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