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Tag: China

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

Beijing, China, Chongwen, Heavenly Temple, Heavenly Worship Ceremony, Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, travel

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

candelabra, China, mirror, museum, Qiao, Taiyuan, travel, treasures

House of Qiao

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

China, House of Qiao, museum, Qiao, Qiaos Grand Courtyard, Raise the Red Lantern, Taiyuan, travel

Xi’an day and night

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

China, dragon, East Gate, floodlit, museum, travel, Xi'an

General turned God

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

China, god, San Yuan, temple, travel, Xi'an

Another Chinese Emperor’s Mausoleum

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

China, emperor, Empress Wang, Han dynasty, Liu Qi, museum, travel, Xi'an

The Army itself

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

archaelogy, China, Terracotta Army, travel, warriors, Xi'an

Introduction to the Terracotta Army

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

Archaeology, China, farmer, Terracotta Army, travel, warriors, Xi'an

Huxian farmers and imperial mausoleum

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

art, China, Huxian farmer painting, mausoleum, painting, Qi Emperor, travel, Xi'an

6,000 year old village

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

archeaology, Banpo, China, travel, Xi'an

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