Xi'an

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The Bell Tower, lit up at night Located at the center of the walled city The Drum Tower at night
Drum Tower at night Night market filled with local food stalls and restaurants Night market signs
Meat-on-a-stick stall Preparing dough Some kind of potato dish
More meat on sticks Pig feet Some kind of cake
Xi'an Drum Tower View of the Bell Tower from the Yongning (South) Gate Didn't expect to see a Dairy Queen here
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
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
Bikes for rent Most people were on bikes Xi'an city wall
Southeast corner of the wall Southeast corner of the wall City wall near sunset
Around sunset the lanterns along the wall light up Xi'an city wall lantern Xi'an city wall at sunset
Soon after, the towers are lit up Xi'an city wall at night Xi'an city wall at night
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
Xi'an city wall at night Xi'an city wall at night On the outside of the wall, the ramparts are outlined with lights
Xi'an city wall at night Yongning (South) Gate Yongning (South) Gate
Xi'an city wall at night View of the Bell Tower from the top of the Yongning (South) Gate Looking down South street
City wall tower Xi'an Drum Tower Drum Tower ceiling
Demonstration at the Drum Tower Nice tattoo Dude, calm down
Xi'an Bell Tower

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