Heavenly Temple in context

We had plans to go on to see various other places on our first day in Beijing, but to our … More

The rise and fall of the Qiao family

Qiao Guifa was the earliest ancestor who made the family rich. He was ill-fated when young, his parents died when … More

We left Xi’an and flew to Tiayuan where on our first day we visited the house of the Qiao family in … More

There are a couple of interesting pictures from Xi’an without any words taken during the day and night which I’m adding … More

From the mausoleum we drove on to the town of San Yuan which is quite a small place (relatively speaking). Here … More

That brings to an end the tales of my 2014 travels and I am working on what adventures to have … More

Pit one is what is usually depicted in most publications. It is a truly impressive view of a life-size army. … More

On the way to the Terracotta Army our guide told us a little about how it were found. A group … More

In the same area as the Banpo village there was a small exhibition of ‘Huxian farmer’s painting’. This is very … More

The plan this day was to visit the terracotta warriors and we were part of a bigger group. We set … More