Welcome to Sharon's Xian photos

There is a saying in China, Beijing has 1,000 years of history, Xian has 6,000 and Shanghai has 10.
It really does work that way. Xian is a city full of history, the only surviving intact city wall, and a great museum of Chinese history and art. There are so many things to see here that two and a half days was no where near long enough to get even a portion of all the great sights.
airport sculpture

As a major artist's center, even the airport gets into the swing with a pair of neat sculptures.

Just another building in Xian

A large hotel just at the city wall
sidehack

I think this was a taxi. My kinda ride!
market entrance

The entrance to the market across from our hotel
eels

The market started out veggies and nuts, then got weirder... eels from mini to major size!
frogs

Of course you *could* have frogs for dinner
pedicab

Pedicabs were still available most places

Shower Plaza, hmmm, I did not ask...
dim sum

The Dim Sum Dinner Palace. You could order the Royal 188 course Dim Sum dinner, or like we did, order the 16 course.
The first floor was an ala carte menu, the second floor for multi courses, the third floor had private dining rooms, and the fourth I never did find out.
city center

Xian city Center at night, after the Dim Sum dinner next door
bird sellers

You could buy almost anything on the streets, including caged birds
Beijing Forbidden City Great Wall Peking Opera Summer Palace Tiennamen Square
Shanghai Shanghai Acrobats
Shanghai Bund
Yuyang Garden
Xian Big Goose Pagoda City Wall Shaanxi Museum Tang Dynasty Show Terra Cotta Warriors

All content and photos Copyright 2006 Sharon Ruck