Tag Archives: Xi’an

Xī’ān’s Great Mosque

[Xī'ān, Shaanxi/Shǎnxī, China, October 1, 2009] I hadn’t gotten around to seeing the Great Mosque the first time through Xī’ān. Xī’ān has a sizable Muslim population (Huí minority), with an area within the city walls referred to as the Muslim … Continue reading

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Son of Roger Moore

[Xī'ān, Shaanxi/Shǎnxī, China, October 1, 2009] I’ll admit it. I used to dislike Roger Moore, mainly because he once got to play opposite a young Jane Seymour. Rrowr! On the other hand, Roger Moore is now one of my favorite … Continue reading

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Xī’ān to Kowloon

[October 2, 2009] Friday was 11 hours of traveling. 11 hours isn’t so bad if it’s all at once, but I broke up my itinerary to save money. My flight from Xī’ān’s Xianyang airport was at 15:30. To get to … Continue reading

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Xī’ān on holiday

[Xī'ān, Shaanxi/Shǎnxī, China, October 1-2, 2009] I knew that a lot of people were getting a week of holiday starting October 1. Surely a good number of them would be moving around the country. As efficient and reliable as the … Continue reading

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Happy birthday, China!

[Xī'ān, Shaanxi/Shǎnxī, China, October 1, 2009] According to the internet, repository of all knowledge, the founding of the People’s Republic of China was declared by Mao Zedong on October 1, 1949. It’s kind of funny to think that the PRC … Continue reading

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