• Typical terraces and crop mixtures in the Loess Plateau.
  • farmers use the scarce water to the maximum
  • the Wei River
  • Xian Station
  • Xian, our next overseas adventure
  • outside Xian Station, City Wall
  • on the bus to the hotel, we can tell this is a special place
  • The Xian City Wall and moat
  • city wall from a high freeway
  • city wall gate
  • locals and tourists mingle near the city wall
  • Big Wild Goose Pagoda and park
  • we arrive at the Xian Garden Hotel, shower, breakfast and Tai Chi
  • we "relaxing" from our long train trip
  • Nick and Mike take the free morning to taxi to the Small Wild Goose Pagoda
  • Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Xian
  • the grounds are a botanical garden
  • Small Wild Goose Pagoda
  • religious figures on the grounds
  • everyone works, and it shows
  • 1500 years of existance and damage
  • an exihibit of "farmers' paintings"
  • spring in Xian
  • sthe pagoda is guarded by the traditional lions
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