Thursday, November 12, 2015

Xi'an

Here are some pics from my trip to Xi'an a while ago!
Xian's Wall

The Terracotta Warriors:


























One of the craziest experiences I had was while we were looking at the warriors in Pit 1. I got tapped on the shoulder and turned around to find about 20 people crowded around us, taking pictures. They were even taking pictures from the side, so the warriors weren't even in the background. I wish I had taken a picture of them. Paparazzi! 

Area around our hostel:

Our hostel was surrounded by pet stores- tons and tons of them. They were pretty sad. Here is a pig one was selling.


Our hostel was also on a next to a street market that was selling a lot of cool things. Lots of Calligraphy brushes, beads, seals, and jade.







A dog we met

On Sunday, we went up on Xian's wall and biked around the city. Great way to see the city!






Our last stop was the Muslim Quarter. It was completely overwhelming. There were so many people selling everything you could imagine.





Pulling Taffy


Sunday, November 8, 2015

Lama and Confucius Temple

A while back (10/27), the group took a trip to the Lama and the Confucius temple. I had caught a glimpse of the lama temple in the past, when we visited the cat cafe.

Lama Temple:


incense to burn






18m Buddha! (plus 8m underground= 26 m)

Prayer Wheel



The surrounding stores, filled with gold Buddhas

Confucius temple:

Confucius Statue
















A performance we happened upon.