Our journey began at 12:20 PM at the bus stop in front of the Melody Hotel located in the heart of old Xi’ An, which is across the street from the Drum Tower and very near the Bell Tower. The bus to the airport leaves every hour on the hour throughout the day. I don’t …
May 6, 2009: Our last day in Xi’ An we woke up early to ride bicycles on the city wall which is a square around the old city. There are multiple entrances to get on the wall, but we are uncertain if they are all open. To be certain and for the grand view, we …
May 5, 2009: After Shanghai we flew to Xi’an to see the Terracotta Warriors! The terracotta warriors were unearthed by farmers digging a well in 1974. The warriors are part of the contents of Qin Shihuang’s tomb. Qin Shinhuang was the first emperor to rule over a unified China and began work on his tomb …