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Xian Day 3: Huaqing Hot Springs
The plan for the 3rd day was to visit the Terracotta Warriors. We took a cab to the railway station to take the bus to the Terracotta Warriors. The bus ride was RMB6 (CAD1) per person. The first stop...
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Xian Day 3: Lunch and Snack
After the visit to Huaqing Hot Springs, we continued our journey to the Terracotta Warriors site. It was lunch time when we arrived at the Terracotta Warriors site. There are several restaurants right...
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Xian Day 3: Terracotta Warriors
The Terracotta Warriors site is the most popular tourist attraction of Shaanxi. We came across some sculptures of horses before reaching the pits where the Terracotta Warriors were found. There were 3...
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Xian Day 3: Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum
After visiting the Terracotta Warriors site, we took a shuttle bus to the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum. Qin Shi Huang was the first Qin Emperor and also the first emperor of China. The Mausoleum of Emperor...
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Xian Day 3: Dinner
We had dinner at Master Kong upon return to the Xian railway station. We ordered some marinated beef tripe and tendon for appetizer. Ben had a spicy beef noodle with mixed meat for my main. It was...
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Xian Day 4: Taking the High Speed Train to Huashan
Day 4 was designated for Huashan which is located 120 kilometers east of the city of Xian. We took the metro to the high speed railway station from the Zhonglou Zhan (Bell Tower Station). The metro...
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Xian Day 4: Cable Car Ride Up Huashan
The high speed train to Huashan stops at the Huashan north station. Some statues playing Chinese musical instruments outside the station. The visitor center of Huashan. The entrance to Huashan is...
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Xian Day 4: Exploring Huashan
Huashan is one of the five great mountains in China. The other four great mountains are Taishan in Shandong, Hengshan in Hunan, Hengshan in Shanxi and Songshan in Henan. Not only as one of the five...
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Xian Day 4: Dinner
It’s about dinner time when we returned from Huashan. We explored the Muslim Quarter again for food. We came across the above restaurant with a huge pot of food that looked interesting. We tried to ask...
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Xian Day 4: More Snacks
Since it’s our last night in Xian, we explored the Muslim Quarter for more snacks. I really like the pan fried persimmon cake. So, we got more to eat. We also had a stick of the osmanthus cake. It is...
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