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Xian, la nuit

One of the biggest mistakes one can make when traveling to China is limited to just see the sights. Unfortunately, this is what they do most guiris. The error is fatal in cities like Xian, home of the famous terracotta warriors and mausoleums of the early emperors of China, the Qin and Han Yeah .. visit these sites is fine, if you do not mind to be accompanied by thousands of Chinese tourists who spend escopeteaos off the sculptures and the only thing that matters is to take a picture.



This child seems more interested in the soldier (is real, but did not move a hair) than terracotta warriors.








Where is the respect for its ancient culture? I saw a little boy peeing in the hallway of the museum of the warriors, and the mother laughed, perfectly calm. The guard said nothing.

The Chinese government sold the bike to the people, saying you have to be patriots, to promote domestic tourism "cultural" within the country. This year we need more than ever because the number of foreign tourists has dropped sharply. The first reason: the Olympics. To ensure safety during the event and avoid any strain were activist in the country, Beijing is making it very difficult to get tourist visas. Other reasons: one dollar loose and general bad feeling with China, created after the Tibetan riots and accentuated by the earthquake in Sichuan. Xian tourist attractions as they are paying the consequences. Although it is high season, many hotels still have rooms available, the guides fight over the few guiris that exist in the city and some places have been desérticos.Es the case of a silk factory in Xian, near the mausoleum of Emperor and the Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Warriors. Accustomed to receiving thousands of tourists hungry to buy Chinese pajamas, now the store is empty and the staff looked bored face front the counter, with the lights off. Open only when it reaches a buyer, who immediately intimidated by the feeling of being the first step on the place, and overwhelmed by the attentions of fifteen clerks boring.



Best of Xian, then, is the city itself. Walking around the streets of downtown in a summer night is full of surprises. Here in the square bell tower, men placed two giant telescopes, with a green laser aimed at the full moon. They charged 10 yuan (about 1 euro) to those who wanted to look through the lens.

Kind of astronomy or scam?

While some gave astronomy class outdoors, enjoying a temperature surprisingly pleasant (here tend to be at 35 º C), other dining noodles outdoors, or playing cards in his pajamas. The Chinese do not have many hobbies to go out. They are thus informal. The best, the kids hear a compliment to laowai faced clueless (me), eating sesame buns Muslims. As a former starting point of the Silk Road, Xian remains an important Muslim neighborhood, inhabited by Chinese Hui ethnic mix of Chinese and Arabs.

Andrea

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