Hitchhiking Fail Video
Here’s a video Galen put together of our hitchhiking failure:
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Naked Terra-cotta
The Terra-cotta Warriors are Xian’s biggest attraction, but the Han Emperor Jingdi’s smaller tomb on the outskirts of Xian is as impressive, if not as grand. Hundred foot tall tomb-mounds dapple the burial site just across the Wei River from Xian. Beneath these hills lie the tombs of the Emperor, his wife and others. Inside …
Hitchhiking Fail
So, our first hitchhiking attempt was an epic fail. We knew we had to get out of the city, so, looking at a map, I figured that we could take the subway line to the northernmost station and walk to a bridge that would take us where we wanted to go. From there, I figured, …
Other Photos from Xian
Here are some additional photos from Xian. There is no particular order or theme:
Xian Video
Here’s the Video Galen put together of our time in Xian. Check it out:
Muslim Quarter
Xian is best-known as the fount of Chinese Civilization. It is the home of the Qin Dynasty, the dynasty that unified China in 221 B.C. It was here that the Qin Emperor was buried, along with thousands of his Terra-cotta Warriors. The Tang Dynasty was the height of Chinese Civilization and they made Xian into …