Xi'an

Leaving in a few minutes, but I can't leave without giving you a taste of our time here:

The Big Goose Pagoda is both an amazing ancient site

and, since the loosening of religious restrictions, once again a practicing monastery

Xi'an was the end of the Silk Road, and still has an amazing Muslim Quarter

and Great Mosque (no pictures, because I ran out of camera juice).

The terracotta warriors -- astounding, of course.

A Tang Dynasty performance, quite perfect for we touristy folks.

Plus lots of noodles!