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... and imposing city gates, a reminder of its illustrious past when it served as the imperial capital of China for some eleven dynasties. Modern Xian is in many ways a typical Chinese city, characterised by demolition (most of which seems to be done ...
... hostel where every Friday they have a dumpling party which was less of a party and more making enough dumplings to feed half of China and then trying to pick out the few that had survived the cooking without turning into a squidgy mess - all mine turned ...
... has been restored after countless souvenir sellers and pushy touts trying to part us from our cash! Hopefully this will be a trend we see as we travel through the rest of China and beyond! (Although I doubt either of these things would happen in Blighty!)
... and his wife cooks up good grub. We retire to bed feeling relaxed and happy. We take the bus out to China's hottest tourist attraction, the Terracotta Army. In 220BC Emperor Qin Shihuang manufactured an entire clay army to guard him in the afterlife. ...
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China Traveling FAQ
Posted on Aug 3, 2006, 09:43:29
... most prosperous city of that time.Due to its long history and rich culture,Xian ranks first on the list of China's largest ancient capitals.Xian is the cradle of ancient Chinese civilization.It is from Xian that caravans started on the Silk Road to ...
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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 ...
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Travelling in China - tips
Posted on Nov 25, 2008, 22:01:01
I wondered if anyone'd help me with a few doubts i have regarding travelling in China, e.g. - Is it necessary to book my train tickets as early as possible (Beijing- Xian; Xian - Chongqing; Wushan- Shanghai) or 1-2 days in advance's enough? ...
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Looking for a travel company
Posted on Aug 3, 2009, 06:36:08
... the uniqueness in experience that is lacking on other group tours. I would strongly recommend ChinaHighlights to anyone visiting China as a family. I visited Guilin, Xian and Beijing over a 7 day period and they hosted us really well. My birthday fell on ...
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