陕西西安 Shaanxi Xi’an, Stop 1 of 3 on Our 2-Week Journey Across China

The first stop for our two-week journey across three Chinese provinces: Xi’an, Shanxi. Xi’an is located in Northern China, bordering Inner Mongolia and home of the Terracotta Warriors, funerary art buried with the Qin Emperor in 210-209 BC. 2016-10-10 1520042016-10-10 151501

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Our first stop in Xi’an was a bicycle tour around the Inner City’s ancient wall.

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We then visited several museums and attended a special Chinese tea ceremony, where we sampled many different kinds of teas with different health benefits, such as teas tailored to improve skin, circulation, etc. Delicious!!

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At night, after an extensive dumpling sampling dinner, we watched a traditional Chinese show exhibiting an array of dance performances from the Tang dynasty.

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We finished our journey in Xi’an in the city’s Muslim Quarter, an area famous for a large concentration of Hui Muslims and their homes and mosques, along with many delicious street foods and snacks.

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Next stop: Chengdu!

*note: not all photos belong to me.

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