Written by Elisabeth28 on June 1, 2006
- No historical record exists of the vast army of terracotta warriors buried near the town of Lintong, about 40km east of Xi'an. Built at the order of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the first man to...
Written by SeenThat on February 28, 2006
- Xian’s cuisine is a Central Asian one; gone are the rice, the ultra hot spices and the weird animal parts. Wheat still enjoys a golden era in this part of the world and potatoes, the...
Written by Barb in BC on April 5, 2005
- OF POOLS AND PAGODAS (AND DUMPLINGS)
Xi’an was even more smoggy than Beijing. Views of its manmade structures were muted by the insidious haze. For the most part, China burns coal to produce its...
Written by Barb in BC on March 28, 2005
- OZYMANDIAS (aka Qin Shi Huang)
I met a traveler from an antique land who said:
Two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert.
Near them, on the sand, half sunk, a...
Written by Barb in BC on March 28, 2005
- XI’AN ("SHEE-ANN")
In Xanadu the Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree;
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea,
So twice five miles of fertile ground,br>
With walls and towers were girdled round;
And there...
Written by Jenn966 on October 31, 2002
- To truly appreciate the Terra Cotta army, it helps to have some background about the emperor who built it, how it was finally discovered, and how scientists are working to preserve it.The First Emperor:...
Written by Barb in BC on April 7, 2005
- THE TANG OF CHINA
In our best togs, we went to dinner theatre in Xi’an. The evening began with a dumpling banquet. Our table was directly below and to the side of...
Written by Barb in BC on April 5, 2005
- FACT - EDUCATION IN CHINA – FICTION
Our Xi’an guide was a teacher whom we called Lucy and the touring teachers among us prompted her to talk about her profession. Much of what she said...
Written by akakd on November 5, 2000
- Throughout China, we hailed the little red cabs on the street. We would have our hotel concierage write out for us our destination(s) in Chinese and English, so that we could hand it to...
Written by akakd on November 5, 2000
- Having only a few words of Chinese at our disposal, we embarked on a journey across China on a sleeper train; sharing a berth with a young Chinese couple. The young woman spoke a...
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