City wall
Community board, written with chalk on blackboard
Shaanxi folk shadow figure sourvenir, this showing groom (left) and bride (right)
Drum tower - beat at sunset to indicate end of the day
Bell tower - strick at the start of the day
Cricket...
Looks new because this was a reconstructed gate of the Daming Palace
An impression of the palace... this palace is in fact 4.5times larger than the imperial palace in Beijing... unfortunately there is only ruins left
Music fountain show by the wild goose pagoda square
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Mausoleum of the Qin Emperor
The mausoleum started construction work soon after he took the throne at the age of 13... the warriors that are constructed to guard his tomb is just part of the mega sizes underground 'imperal' palace
This excavated pit itself contain more than 6000 figures
Every one is unique with different expression
The state when they were being excavated
The original blocks that were still in superb condition
Restoration work onging, putting bits and pieces back together
Entrace into the pit... there were still marks of the chariots
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When in Xi'an, just eat... I've tried everything above thanks to my friend, Cheng Pei.
Process of making candy with hot sugar...
Chilli shop
Fancy eating some lotus flower seed?
Giant sized peaches
Home-made dumplings by Cheng Pei's mum
Cheng Pei's made steam egg custard for breakfast
Home-made green bean soup perfect for summer which I have been craving
My new mascot...gift from CP, the BingBing has companion
Missing her 2 adorable furballs... PaoPao and TangTang
With Cheng Pei (whom I met in Xining) in black shirt and family... his dad went out and bought me some snacks to take on the road... I'm glad I came and can't thank them enough for their hospitality and letting me have a chance to visit the mausoleum
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After CP sent me out of the city on her bike... I met another bunch of cyclists who were on their way to the mountain nearby...we shared tales and lunch together before saying goodbye...
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My host woke up at 0630hrs in the morning to make me breakfast and also prepared crepes for me to take away for lunch
She randomly stopped me on the street and invited me home for the night so I can meet her daughter to share my tales with her
Her lovely daughter
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On the way to Huayin, where you can climb Mount Hua (one of the 5 great mountains of China)
Map of the route up Huashan
City view
Lets go! The gate into the Mountain
For blessings
Taoist temple
Thousands and thousands of steps to get to the top...highest peak @ 2154.9m
Pathway on the ridge
Whatever you lot wish for, I hope it'll come true
''The first nuptial mountain''
Weather changed very quickly and it started to fog and rained heavily
07 Aug 16: 64.31km [Cloudy]
08 Aug 16: 61.94km [Sunny]
12 Aug 16: 94.46km [Sunny]
13 Aug 16: 69.69km [Sunny]
14 Aug 16: 113.49km [Sunny]
Hello Phoebe, after reading you're interview with pushbikegirl Heike I'm going to follow you're journey and reading you're blog. Save traveling Gert Kamphuis
ReplyDeleteCheers Gert. I don't write much so just sit back and enjoy the photos.
DeleteThe internet is a very powerful thing. Always amazed by the adventures u go on. Hope you are safe and healthy :)
ReplyDeleteOh no...I forgot to reply your mail. Was in China for months and gmail ain't working properly cos restricted there. Congrats on being a dad. Thank you..keep it quiet ya! ha.
Deletehaha , i didnt spread it on but i think quite a few of our common friends know about it. blame facebook. How long is ur journey to go around the world?
DeleteHow long? No idea...
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