We embarked on a 14-day journey to Silk-Road in early September. It was an eye-opening adventure, especially we had to deal with filthy toilets, bad customers' service, be it on the air and land, and different culture. An early morning flight (12am) from Singapore to Beijing (6am) and transit to Xi'An, the ancient capital which is the starting point of the Silk Road. Here we started our journey by coach till the end destination at Urumqi.
Xi'an is the biggest processing industrial base and the largest trade center in the central and western part of North China, as well as the starting point of the Silk Road. It is a road to civilization, friendship, trade and cultural tourism. There are many modern housings, shopping outlets, including big shopping centers, department stores and supermarkets in and around the city.
The main magnet of Xian is the city wall, which is the most complete city wall that has survived in China as well being one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world.
Most visitors enter the Xi’an City Wall through the south gate (Yongning) – this is also the closest gate to the Bell Tower (Xi’an city centre). Entering through the south gate also has symbolic meaning as this is the only gate used by armies returning home from a victorious battle.
Entering through the South gate also has a symbolic meaning as this is the only gate used by armies returning home from a victorious battle. - See more at: http://www.passportchop.com/asia/china/xian-city-wall-sightseeing/#sthash.b5ZJHbUY.dpuf
Entering through the South gate also has a symbolic meaning as this is the only gate used by armies returning home from a victorious battle. - See more at: http://www.passportchop.com/asia/china/xian-city-wall-sightseeing/#sthash.b5ZJHbUY.dpuf
Entering through the South gate also has a symbolic meaning as this is the only gate used by armies returning home from a victorious battle. - See more at: http://www.passportchop.com/asia/china/xian-city-wall-sightseeing/#sthash.b5ZJHbUY.dpuf
The Xian City Wall now offers a good combination of the city wall, city moats, forest belt and city ring-routes. The City Wall has corner towers, ramparts, sentry towers, gate towers, battlements and a a number of city defensive fortifications with very strong defense capability.
"Rolling donkeys", are glutinous rice rolls with sweet bean flour, one of the most established Beijing snacks, made mainly of soybean flour. The skin of a "rolling donkey" is yellow, so it looks like a donkey rolling about on the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust. We did not buy to try as we were concerned about hygiene, moreover it was the first day of the trip.
(Dayan Pagoda) is a well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists. It is located in the southern suburb of Xian City, about 4 kilometers (2.49 miles) from the downtown of the city. Externally it looks like a square cone, simple but grand and it is a masterpiece of Buddhist construction. Built of brick, its structure is very firm. Inside the pagoda, stairs twist up so that visitors can climb and overlook the panorama of the city from the arch-shaped doors on four sides of each storey. On the walls are engraved fine statues of Buddha
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