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Sites off the usual Tourist Track in Xi'an, China

In the few remaining weeks we will be in China, we will be visiting some of the more obscure historical sites around Xi'an. This gallery will show a few of the results of our finds.
Two are presently featured: The Xiangji Buddhist temple from 670 AD, and the Tang Dynasty home of Wang Bao-Chuan and Xue Ping-Gui, unique as the only "yao dong" palace in Xi'an, yao dongs are cave dwellings, this one is built into a culvert only 5 km outside the city wall of Xi'an.
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New Walkway to Pagoda
New Walkway to Pagoda		 Bell (or Drum) Tower
Bell (or Drum) Tower		 Arched doorway into prayer room
Arched doorway into prayer room		 monk.jpg
monk.jpg
Bell (or Drum) Tower
Bell (or Drum) Tower		 Support Beams
Support Beams		 Peak Auguries
Peak Auguries		 Dragon Detail - Ceremonial Pot
Dragon Detail - Ceremonial Pot
Dragon Detail
Dragon Detail		 Natural Stone Formation
Natural Stone Formation		 Beam support system
Beam support system		 Detail
Detail
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