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Xian 2009

A smoky dirty polluted shit hole of a place . You can't be a true China buff if you don't go there eventually to see the Terracotta Warriers, but once that's done there's little reason to return. Pedalling the length of the city wall and roaming the Muslim Quarter were highlights.
Terracotta Warriors
Terracotta Warriors
Terracotta Warriors
Terracotta Warriors
Typical Xian roadside scenery
Typical Xian roadside scenery
Big Goose Pagoda
Big Goose Pagoda
South gate of City Wall.
South gate of City Wall.
Small market, viewed from on top of City Wall
Small market, viewed from on top of City Wall
Tourists from Dalian
Tourists from Dalian
City Wall bike rider
City Wall bike rider
Xian from the Wall
Xian from the Wall
City Wall
City Wall
Pick your mode of transport!
Pick your mode of transport!
Bus station
Bus station
Another view showing the scale of the wall.
Another view showing the scale of the wall.
THEY approached me!
THEY approached me!
Look what I bought today!
Look what I bought today!
Browsing
Browsing
Cute car
Cute car
Puppies for sale on sidewalk in downtown Xian
Puppies for sale on sidewalk in downtown Xian
Salesgirl.
Salesgirl.
Muslim Quarter
Muslim Quarter
Primitive cooker
Primitive cooker
Head down, Muslim Quarter, Xian
Head down, Muslim Quarter, Xian
Briquette man. No wonder it was so polluted!
Briquette man. No wonder it was so polluted!
Hanging out
Hanging out
Wizened faces
Wizened faces
an alleyway encounter
an alleyway encounter
My new friend - a true saleswoman
My new friend - a true saleswoman
Tourist ephemera
Tourist ephemera
Crowded alley near Mosque
Crowded alley near Mosque
Spicy beef sticks
Spicy beef sticks
Yummy dinner. Don't ask what's in it!
Yummy dinner. Don't ask what's in it!
Atmospheric street, Muslim Quarter
Atmospheric street, Muslim Quarter
Two gents
Two gents
Flashy out of towners
Flashy out of towners
Waiters passing the time
Waiters passing the time
Drum Tower
Drum Tower
Sheer exuberance.
Sheer exuberance.
Wide load following. Polystyrene, I think.
Wide load following. Polystyrene, I think.