Xi'an
Xi'an is a town bursting with history and character. It is the former capital of 13 Chinese dynasties, but is most well-known as the home of the Terracotta Warriors, the subterranean army, guarding Emperor Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum, built in the 3rd Century BC, rediscovered in the 1970's. The "Muslim Quarter" in the centre of town is a great place for cumin infused lamb, delicious peanuty sweets and souvenir shopping madness right outside the peaceful mosque.
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An abandoned sketchbook at the Great Mosque
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