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<< Temple of Heaven >>


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<< Temple of Heaven >>


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brilliant take. just got to straighten the vertical and it can almost make a book cover.
 

brilliant take. just got to straighten the vertical and it can almost make a book cover.

Thanks zoossh! :)
Ya... how could I miss the slightly slanted vertical? :dunno:
Thanks for pointing out!
 

OK... I've been MIA for a while, all thanks to the Fifa World Cup! Now with the game entering its final stage (and my favourite team advances in a big way!), I can finally continue with my posting. For those who have been visiting this thread, I'm going to continue sharing photos from my China trip back in Dec last year.

After visiting the Temple of Heaven, we chose to kill some time at Beijing's largest antique market before catching our flight to Xi'an in the late afternoon. There were many vendors in this open-air market battling the cold weather to sustain their stagnant business. It was quite interesting to see all sorts of scultures, artifacts, porcelains, watches, books, etc, albeit most of them were fake and repetative among different vendors. I find it a good place to hunt for some nice and bargainable home deco pieces, but I wouldn't be going back the second time as a tourist. Overall 5.5/10.


<< Beijing's Largest Antique Market >>


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<< Beijing's Largest Antique Market >>

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After a short stint in the wonderful Beijing, we took the Xiamen Airline to the ancient city of Xi'an. We spent only 2D1N in Xi'an, but it was indeed a once-in-a-life-time trip for me :)


#150. The iconic "Drum Tower" (&#40723;&#27004;) in the heart of the Xi'an city centre. We arrived at our hotel at around 9.30pm and this shot was taken while we were heading to the nearby Qing Zhen night street.
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#151. The golden Drum Tower and dragon-shaped kites
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#152. A close-up of the well-preserved ancient structure... I can imagine the buzz of its magnificent presence during its hay-day
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#153. The entrance to the Qingzhen Night Market is right behind the Clock Tower. It was a long buzzling street with many stalls selling interesting food and merchandise
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#154. A hugry lady and a young Muslim man selling fried rice cake and stewed lamb shank
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#155. Delicious pan-fried delicacies
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#156. Slippers
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#157. Sexy undergarments
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Still at the Qingzhen Street Market in Xi'an...


#158. This place was called "The City of Western Goat" (??? :P)
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#159. The entrance to an underground tea house
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#160. Night street
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#161. BBQ... It smells so good that I tried. I suspected that the meat was not entirely cooked and luckily my stomach did not get upset...
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#162. Traditional Qingzhen delicacies. Not my cup of tea though...
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Last batch from &#22238;&#27665;&#34903;&#22812;&#24066; (Muslim Street Market)...


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Glad to have another chance to see these photos again. Many shots have indeed influenced my insight.
 

Glad to have another chance to see these photos again. Many shots have indeed influenced my insight.

Thanks for visiting this thread and those flattering comments. It means a lot to me! :)

More photos here from Xi'an for you:



#165. Bell Tower (&#38047;&#27004;)
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#166. The ancient city wall of Xi'an (aka. &#38271;&#23433;&#22478;&#22681;)
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#167. The ancient city wall of Xi'an (aka. &#38271;&#23433;&#22478;&#22681;)
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Loved your photo#18

I dono whether others comment already,

perhaps you can called it: Love of thousand mile

Cheers :D
 


#168. Ancient City Wall
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#169. A view of the ancient city of Xi'an from the city wall's guard tower
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#170. Ancient weaponry
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Thanks for visiting this thread and those flattering comments. It means a lot to me! :)

More photos here from Xi'an for you:



#165. Drum Tower (&#40723;&#27004;)
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You got the DRUM and Bell Towers mixed up :) This is actually the Bell Tower (at the roundabout). The DRUM Tower (which was shown as CLOCK Tower in your other photo) is located nearer to the Muslim quarters.

Nice pics... hope u didn't miss the Terracotta warriors there.​
 

I love your street shots, they portray the bustling city very aptly. :)
 

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