Archive for September, 2009
Mid-Autumn Festival–the tender & emotional reunion for Chinese people
Smell that? The cool breeze of autumn is blowing with the tempting smell of Moon Cakes. Right, it is Mid-Autumn Festival again, the second grandest festival after the Spring Festival in China. It is a day of family reunions much like a western Thanksgiving. It is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month [...]
Terracotta Warriors of Xi’an, Stunning!
Though I shared my feeling about Terracotta army on Aug.22 on the blog, it is not enough to describe how amazing the wonder of the world in Xian is. When I was in childhood, I dreamed to meet the Terra Cotta Warriors in Xian. Now I really faced the Terracotta Warriors and they also faces [...]
Xian Great Mosque-One and Only Mosque with Chinese Architecture Style, A Real Oasis in Bustling City Heart of Xi’an
If you were not a Muslim, you probably miss your guess why there are 6 clocks point at different time respectively in the following photo shot in Great Mosque of Xian: Let me tell you the truth, All the Muslim pray five times respectively including at dawn, noon, afternoon, dush and night. The times [...]
Xian Ancient City Wall-Ride a Bicyle on it to experience the integrated Close-knit Military Defense System of Ancient China and get bird’s eyes view of Xi’an
My first impression about Xi’an is the majestic Ancient City Wall surrounds the Xian city. The City Wall can be traced back to 1400 years ago but the current remains has a history of more than 600 years and rebuilt in Ming Dynasty (1374 AD-1378 AD) as military defense system based on the [...]
Tang Dynasty Show – Visual Feast! Bring you to the life of Tang Dynasty (1300 years ago) by Music and Dance in Xian China
Xian itself is a scroll painting describes thousand years of China. The glory and disgrace of a period, the fall and rise of a dynasty, the peace and war of a history are all on the painting. The Tang Dynasty Show guides you the scroll painting by ancient music and dancing. Before the Tang Dynasty [...]
Shaanxi History Museum,the treasurehouse of China’s civilization. Don’t miss it in Xi’an!
Shaanxi History Musuem is a must-see site in Xian China. If you miss it, you will miss the whole civilization of China. China has a history of more than 5000 years. If you would like to experience the brilliant civilization from its origin but be pressed for time, Shaanxi History Museum located in the [...]
Mural Painting Storeroom in Shaanxi History Museum of Xian city, experience the imperatorial life in Tang Dynasty (706AD)
In Tang Dynasty(618-907AD), ancient China was the most civilized country in the world. Xian, named Chang’an at that time, was not only the capital of Tang Kingdom, but also the national political, economical and cultural center as well as the famous international metropolis. It is difficult to image how people live during such a golden [...]
Hanyangling Museum, A Real Time Tunnel back to 2200 years ago and met mini-terracotta army & people, must-see Mausoleum in Xi’an except Terracotta Warriors
Terrocotta Army is a world-famous wonder in Xian, but I luckly visited another wonder of the ancient China –Hanyangling Mausoleum (its official name is Han Yang Ling Musuem) which is on the way to Xian airport, north of Xian city. In Han yangling Mausoleum, there are also many lines of armed vivid warriors, rows of undressed [...]
