We ended up catching a train from Xian train station to Beijing about a 12 hour overnight journey in a […]
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Leaving on the Midnight Train to Beijing

The Great Chinese Firewall
Google, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, WordPress to name but a few, but you cannot get connected to these when in […]

Big Goose Pagoda
The Big (or Wild) Goose Pagoda used to be 13 levels high but due to earthquakes is now only at […]

Xian City Wall
Xian central city is encompassed with a huge 25m x 21m x 14km wall, with some 98 look out points. […]

Terracotta Army
I heard about the discovery of the Terracotta Army when I was a boy watching Blue Peter Children’s Programme and […]