Today was a very HOT day.
We started out going to the bell tower. The gates were opened in the morning when the bells in the bell tower were rung. The gates would close at night when the drums in the drum tower were banged. If you were outside after the drums, you were pretty much out of luck. Today we climbed the bell tower. There was a great view from the tower of Xian. I did not notice that on two of the four corners there was Mc Donald’s. The bell tower was also a great place to watch the crazy drivers.
Before the museum was lunch. It was very good. You cannot believe the amount of food we are served for each meal. Today lunch was the best meal. The western breakfasts are fair at best.
The main attraction of the day was the Terra Cotta Museum. There are many thousands life size terra cotta statues of wariors here. For a description see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terracotta_Army After the museum we went to the Big Goose Pagoda. This is a Buddhist Temple in Xian. When this temple was originally built (1000 years ago?) it was 99 m. It was rebuilt 600 years ago to its current height of 67 m. 150 monks still are in residence at the Big Goose Pagoda. After touring the grounds, we were lead into a room for a 5 minute demonstration on Chinese Writing. Everything is a 5 minute demonstration; this particular demonstration lasted at least 30 minutes. Of course, after the demonstration the room led right into a store where we were given 40 minutes of free time (shopping.)
We started out going to the bell tower. The gates were opened in the morning when the bells in the bell tower were rung. The gates would close at night when the drums in the drum tower were banged. If you were outside after the drums, you were pretty much out of luck. Today we climbed the bell tower. There was a great view from the tower of Xian. I did not notice that on two of the four corners there was Mc Donald’s. The bell tower was also a great place to watch the crazy drivers.
Before the museum was lunch. It was very good. You cannot believe the amount of food we are served for each meal. Today lunch was the best meal. The western breakfasts are fair at best.
The main attraction of the day was the Terra Cotta Museum. There are many thousands life size terra cotta statues of wariors here. For a description see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terracotta_Army After the museum we went to the Big Goose Pagoda. This is a Buddhist Temple in Xian. When this temple was originally built (1000 years ago?) it was 99 m. It was rebuilt 600 years ago to its current height of 67 m. 150 monks still are in residence at the Big Goose Pagoda. After touring the grounds, we were lead into a room for a 5 minute demonstration on Chinese Writing. Everything is a 5 minute demonstration; this particular demonstration lasted at least 30 minutes. Of course, after the demonstration the room led right into a store where we were given 40 minutes of free time (shopping.)
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