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My hard sleeper comparment on the overnight train from Beijing to Xi'an. Last comment 02/17/08.
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Jie Fang Hotel, where I'm staying, near the train station. Last comment 02/17/08.
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The view from the window of my, err, beautiful hotel in Xi'an. Last comment 02/17/08.
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Xi'an famous bell tower in the city center. Last comment 02/17/08.
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Yin and yang. A perfect blend of east and west. McDonald's meets the Drum Tower. Last comment 02/17/08.
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Entering Xi'an's Muslim quarter through the base of the Drum Tower. Last comment 02/17/08.
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Looking through a gate towards the minaret of Xi'an's famous Great Mosque. Last comment 02/17/08.
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Very old-school Chinese characters on the mosque's grounds. Last comment 02/17/08.
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Entrance to the prayer hall of the Great Mosque. Last comment 02/17/08.
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A peek inside the prayer hall. Parts of the mosque date back more than 1,200 years. Last comment 02/17/08.
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Xi'an shows signs of being the terminus/start of the Silk Road. Last comment 10/28/07.
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The Great Mosque's old wooden gate, built in the early 1600s. Last comment 02/17/08.
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Paying homage to the people in charge in the mosque's guide book. Last comment 02/17/08.
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Delicious dried fruits, and whatnot, for sale in the Muslim quarter. Last comment 02/17/08.
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