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The Bell Tower, lit up at night |
Located at the center of the walled city |
The Drum Tower at night |
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Drum Tower at night |
Night market filled with local food stalls and restaurants |
Night market signs |
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Meat-on-a-stick stall |
Preparing dough |
Some kind of potato dish |
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More meat on sticks |
Pig feet |
Some kind of cake |
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Xi'an Drum Tower |
View of the Bell Tower from the Yongning (South) Gate |
Didn't expect to see a Dairy Queen here |
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Atop the Xi'an city wall |
View of the outside of the wall near the Anyuan (North) Gate near the railway and bus station |
Xi'an city wall exterior |
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You can rent bikes on top of the wall and then do a lap around the entire wall, which is about 14 km |
Construction started in 1370 during the Ming dynasty |
Xi'an apartments |
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Bikes for rent |
Most people were on bikes |
Xi'an city wall |
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Southeast corner of the wall |
Southeast corner of the wall |
City wall near sunset |
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Around sunset the lanterns along the wall light up |
Xi'an city wall lantern |
Xi'an city wall at sunset |
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Soon after, the towers are lit up |
Xi'an city wall at night |
Xi'an city wall at night |
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People still biking |
Xi'an city wall at night |
Really wish I had brought my tripod, but I had no idea the wall was going to be lit up like this |
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Xi'an city wall at night |
Xi'an city wall at night |
On the outside of the wall, the ramparts are outlined with lights |
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Xi'an city wall at night |
Yongning (South) Gate |
Yongning (South) Gate |
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Xi'an city wall at night |
View of the Bell Tower from the top of the Yongning (South) Gate |
Looking down South street |
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City wall tower |
Xi'an Drum Tower |
Drum Tower ceiling |
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Demonstration at the Drum Tower |
Nice tattoo |
Dude, calm down |
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Xi'an Bell Tower |
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