XI'AN This is a picture from atop the city wall. On the left you can see the moat that runs around the city center that is enclosed by the wall. It was really impressive. Xi'an was very hazy. According to the guides, 90% of the haze was due to pollution. This picture doesn't even do it justice because it had been raining so much that day when I took this picture. The day before you would not have been able to see the buildings in the background.

This is on top of the city wall, which runs around the main city center in Xi'an.

Traffic in Xi'an is indescribable. It is simply a free-for-all. The weird thing is that it kind of works. People didn't seem to get upset with each other at all. They just drove crazy, but they never got mad. I rode in several cabs in this city and it felt about like riding the wild mouse at Lagoon.

The Terracotta Army in Xi'an. This was very interesting. I would say it was one of the major highlights of the trip for me. I won't go into detail here, but if you want to know what this is you can check out this link: http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/shaanxi/xian/terra_cotta_army/

These are replicas of the terracotta warriors shown above. (These are about 6 inches high.)