We were fortunate to go to China over the holy week and mostly for the kids who are taking up China and the Chinese language now in their school. We stopped by Xian to visit the Terracota soldiers and were surprised to see many other beautiful structures and historical places. It’s a good thing one of my sons had been there in one of their school trips and he helped as a tour guide 🙂 Though we had our own tour guide and better make sure you have one with you when in China because hardly anyone speaks English or better yet…we need to learn to speak Chinese!
The Old City Wall which is around 13 kilometers circling around the city. It is amazing!
It’s beautiful on top as well! It was foggy while we were there which gave it an even more mystical effect
You can bike around the wall – you can bring your bike or you can rent one there
Even the trash can looks ancient and blends well with the place
We circled the wall with the bus and we saw the different entrances/gates
Around the wall is of course moat and they have a few bridges to enter the wall
Night shots of the wall
Bell Tower
Drum Tower
Our tour guide took us to a market, Since it was late afternoon already and a bit drizzling, many stalls were closed and not many people were there
They had a lot of stores selling paintbrushes and paper
and other Chinese handicrafts
Small booths closed due to weather
Beautiful buildings
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hi rica, we also toured xian last december 2009. my son ivan joseph (4 yrs old ) loved the terra cotta warriors. now, whenever he misbehaves, i just tell him to be like the soldiers and right away, he stands still & behaves. haha.
Hi Sari! So nice to meet you at Heart2Heart!!! So funny your son! Hope to see you one of these days!