| Last additions - Xi'an |

My Turn70 viewsI snuck up to the drum and initiated a new song. In my head.Aug 07, 2008
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More Drums60 viewsThese were some big drums and they echoed all along the walls. I could definitely imagine them striking fear into an opponent. At least till you clear the wall and see three smiling women and red ribbons.Aug 07, 2008
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Streets of Xi'an60 viewsThe city, for all its ancient charms, is still a modern one.Aug 07, 2008
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Towers Old and New66 viewsThe old guard tower sits below two new residential ones.Aug 07, 2008
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Atop the Walls64 viewsXi'an is one of the few cities in China with intact city walls all the way around. I grabbed a bike and rode the 14 km.Aug 07, 2008
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Long Day At Work68 viewsThinking about getting home and having some time off.Aug 07, 2008
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People Watching70 viewsThese three watch tourists coming to check out the gates as I watch the watchers.Aug 07, 2008
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Walls of Xi'an60 viewsNot a city to be taken easily, after scaling the moat you still have 12m of wall ahead of you.Aug 07, 2008
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Drum Show70 viewsA traditional drum performance in, you guessed it, the drum tower. It was actually really, really good.Aug 07, 2008
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Captive Crickets66 viewsMake a nice pet.Aug 07, 2008
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Drum and Haze67 viewsCeremonial drums in the drum tower.Aug 07, 2008
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Bell Tower Day62 viewsAnd the surrounding city, haze, and smog. Xi'an is not a small town, that much is certain.Aug 07, 2008
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Classic Drink66 viewsNon-Classic CansAug 07, 2008
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Bell Tower67 viewsThe ancient bell that signalled dawn.Aug 07, 2008
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Headless Clay Men68 viewsI know 8 soldiers at least won't ever come back to life. Whew.Aug 07, 2008
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Battlefield Earth71 viewsMore soldiers, or pieces of them, being recovered.Aug 07, 2008
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So Many Knots64 viewsWhere they knotted their hair displayed rank. Aug 07, 2008
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Attention to Detail66 viewsThese soldiers all have different faces and were, at one pointed, painted as well. Aug 07, 2008
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Pit 172 viewsInnocuous name for a sprawling array of 6000 soldiers.Aug 07, 2008
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Chariots of Fire(d Earth)69 viewsOne of two chariots reconstructed quite beautifully.Aug 07, 2008
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