Day 6 & 7: We enjoyed Xian the most- the city is so interesting- surrounded by a city wall with 13 gates. You can ride a bike all the way around the city- (we took a pedicab with the boys). In Xian, we also saw: The Bell and Drum tower (14th century) (not much to see, but it was right across the street from our hotel with great views from up top.) The Wild Goose Pagoda (houses ancient scriptures from India from the 7th century), the forest of stone tablets (literally large stone tablets with ancient writings carved in it- world's first dictionary--you can actually touch- amazing!) They'll even sell you rubbing from it. We also visited the Great Mosque- while not unique to us living in a Muslim country (KL), it was the most interesting part of town- it's surrounded by market streets with food stalls and other bargains. (City's total population is 6-8 million, compared with Beijing which is over 13 million, depending on who you ask.)
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