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No.370 East Main Street, Beilin District, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710001, China
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Rows and Rows of Terracotta Warriors/soldiers
At the entrance
Presenting us with the keys to the city - Xian
Xi'an - China
Sorry guys
what i meant was Huashan near Xian
When I went there there was only one small area that caused concern. It was a ladder area about two-three metres high. If you are fit and agile it is easy. I did see a lot of old people coming and going so they did. The rest of the climb is about 3k of stone staircase. At about the 1300metre mark you will find the souvenir stall! I am not sure whether there are other cable cars on the mountain but the name of this one eludes me. I will look at my photos and see if I can pick it up from them.
When I went it was snowing during the cable car ascent and above so you need to be prepared. Some warm clothing can be bought on the mountain but I ended up with a woman's scarf as that was all they had left.
go to the century-old pow-mo restuarant in the center of the city. Pow-mo is a noodle dish cooked in broth with either beef or lamb. Don't be fooled by the cheap and unsanitary imitations, go to the really really famous one in the busy commercial district. I don't remember the name, but most everyone in Xi'an knows where it is. Whipping Xi'anese people in basketball :)
Another easy and always convenient way to get around would be by Taxi. Costs about 10RMB every 3 kilometers. Be sure to have someone write down your hotel name in Chinese, so that your driver will know where to take you when you want to come back. Vice Versa with your destination. Have someone write it down in Chinese. Trust me...It will save you a whole lot of hassles. Oh, and one more thing, before you leave the taxi, ask for a receipt. That way, if you accidentally leave something behind, or if you find they didn't give you back the right amount of change, you can pin your taxi down.
Words cannot really describe what you will see here. There's a room with a continuous film show that describes the history and events leading to the burial of these amazing life-sized warriors that's well worth watching.
Although we did not do this – we had our own private tour this tour could have been Ok. The one day east line tour includes the Terra Cotta Army Museum, Banpo Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda with lunch (probably at same one we went to!) and pick up/drop at own hotel in a mini-bus was quoted as costing 45 Yuan. Bus tours leave from the Melody Hotel.
All throughout China you will notice majority of people do early morning exercises including Tai Chi, dancing and badminton all of the city but more likely in a peaceful setting like a garden.
If you go for a walk around the outside of the city wall you will see the community doing all of these things. It's wonderful to see people in a beautiful garden setting looking after themselves in this way.
Have some fun and join them! We got a huge round of applause after our attempt at Tai Chi. They really appreciated it!
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