Continued from Xi’an – Day Trip When we left off, we’d just visited the Huaqing Hot Springs not far from the Terracotta Warrior and Horse Museum. We explored the rest of the hot springs resort, but we felt we didn’t have enough time to use the chairlift to climb to the top of the mountain. […]
Continue ReadingIn Transit – Beijing to Xi’an
We’re currently sitting in Beijing’s second airport, Nanyuan, which is located in the south of Beijing proper. Unlike the premiere airport, this second class citizen – a former air force base – has all the charm of a brick to the head, with a brusque and even unapologetic attitude from staff and generally a grim […]
Continue ReadingXi’an – Day Trip
Today we bid adieu to our brief, baffling and unsettling stopover in Beijing and continued our way back towards home. Our final destination before returning to HangZhou is the old city of Xi’an, one of the older inland former capitals of China. It is home to the world famous Terracotta Warriors, and much, much more. […]
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