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Global Volunteers Team 73 with GV hosts and school hosts |
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Wei Cheng Middle School: Mr. Daan, Mrs. Hau, Lynn, Anna, Principal Di Wu in Xianyang China
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Lynn teaching at Wei Cheng Senior Middle School (HS) in Xianyang China
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Many graves scattered in fields on way from Xi'an to Xianyang
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Our comfortable base, the Orient Hotel in Xi'an
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Some of my students in traditional dance for farewell party
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Another view of traditional dance
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Students playing traditional instruments at farewell party
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Another view of traditional instrument performers
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My roommate, Linda and her assistant teacher, Vivian (and me)
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Gift Vase from my students
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Gift vase with old Chinese characters
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Traditional country wedding in 'Cut Off Ear' Village near Xi'an Bride and Groom greeting guests. We were invited! |
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Corn hanging out to dry in village (for livestock) |
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More drying corn in village |
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Noodles hanging out to dry in village (for people) |
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Village children and our group at the village temple |
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Start of the four-hour wedding feast. (Table of honor--500 guests!) |
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The Bride and Groom at the ceremony |
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Baby eating at feast (outside the tent) |
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Xi'an is three times the size of San Diego (larger than LA) |
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Restored palace in Xianyang |
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View of Xi'an |
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View from city wall |
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Bell Tower at night |
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Light traffic in Xi'an (I never saw it this way) |
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Normal traffic and pollution in Xi'an |
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Now that's pollution! |
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South gate of Xi'an city wall |
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Xi'an wall is taller and broader than The Great Wall |
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Northern gate of restored city wall |
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Xi'an at supper time |
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Temple in countryside |
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Many buildings are outlined in lights (including our hotel) |
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Construction using bamboo scaffolding |
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More bamboo scaffolding |
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Drum Tower at night |
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Our team beating one Drum in Drum Tower |
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Bell Tower |
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Big Goose Pagoda |
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Little Goose Pagoda |
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Door of Little Goose Pagoda |
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Open air market |
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Gate to the Great Mosque (many Moslems in Xi'an) |
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Muslem Market-good bargains |
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Our DragonAir plane (modern transport)
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Qin Dynasty carriage (ancient transport) |
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Buildng housing Qin Dynasty carriage |
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Terra Cotta warriors in place in Pit 1 at dig |
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Terra Cotta warriors and horses |
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More terra Cotta soldiers |
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Some stalls outside Terra Cotta dig |
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Forest of Steles |
Start of the 'Silk Road' |
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Hundreds of thousand-yr-old marble/stone tablets gathered in museum |
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Many stele were build on stone tortoises |
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Part of display at Forest of Stele |
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A stele in the Xianyang History Museum with Lynn, Mrs. Hau and Anna |
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Ribbon Dance, Tang Dynasty Show |
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Music and dance and humor at the Tang Dynasty Show |
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My three "snuff" bottles |
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And here I am, Lin (Lynn) Black Jade |
