February 23, 2004
Postcards from Xi'an, pt. 3
These are the last of my scanned Xi'an shots. The first two are from a hot spring near the Terracotta Warriors, first established as a royal resort during Qin's reign. The last three are from Xi'an proper and include the Bell Tower in the middle of downtown (as seen from the Drum Tower), some lanterns hanging in the Bell Tower, and one of the two Wild Goose Pagodas just outside the old city in a large Buddhist temple. From what I could understand, this particular pagoda houses the first copies of the Buddhist scriptures brought to China.
Posted by at February 23, 2004 10:20 AMWhat a crazy coincidence! I was just logging into my chattablogs page from Jingzhou, China when I saw something about Xi'an. My wife and I just started teaching English here about 2 weeks ago. Feel free to check out my page for a look at Jingzhou. I'll keep you in mind if I need some Xi'an travel advice.
Posted by: Dale Taylor at February 23, 2004 3:49 AM