"Xian" a Xi'an Travel Page by geekgrrl

This was the second city on our trip to China. We went to Xian to see the Terracotta Warriors and only spent 2 nights there. The Terracotta Warriors Museum was very amazing, almost overwhelming. However, we were also very impressed with the Han Yingling Museum. The Han emperors were buried here like the Qing emperors were buried at the Ming Tombs. Our local guide said that this used to be a big tourist spot because it was on the road to the airport. Since they built a new road, no one comes here much anymore. It was much more than I had expected and well worth the stop.

We had a really fun meal in Xian at the Food Street Hot Pot.

We normally travel independently, but because this was China, and there would be many challenges, we decided to go with a tour company. We ended up with General Tours - http://www.generaltours.com/ - and could not have been more satisfied.

The tour said there would be no more than 16 people on the trip, but we ended up being the only two people for the full time we were in China. We were met at every airport by a local guide and driver. They took care of most everything for us, making sure we got checked in, getting us reservations for dinner, extra tours, getting us on our plane for the next city, and seeing that we were well taken care of. We had plenty of time on our own, including most dinners.

Other China site
Beijing - Part 1
China (Yangtze River Cruise) - Part 3
Hong Kong - Part 4
Guilin - Part 5