2. Do you know that the Yellow River starts near the Mongolian side in the west and flows to the East sea in more than 99 turns? 3. Do you know that it separated Shaanxi and Shanxi at the Hukou waterfalls- the mid point of this great river in China? Where is narrows at the place and the water drops over 30m in height here rendering a spectacular vapour and water falls?
The Loess Plateau - such a vast expanse of land formation.
Shaanxi does not get the flooding ! It is the cause of the flooding downstream in Henan area as the yellow sand washed and accumulated over downstream!
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An interesting video of this great Yellow River and a peek at a Justice Court and a bandits village around this huge mountainous place where the river flows...
Though there was lots of land journey from place to place, it was a good experience. From a crowded high mountain of Huashan to to the plateau region up north, the crowd dissipated to hardly any souls!
It was a great contrast.
No more natural private agricultural and animal farming as most are now nationalised.
Their Wind Farms were a plenty!
So what does Shaanxi had to offer?
Lots of corn fields, pessimons, dates, grapes, apples and walnuts!
Another Must see in Xian - this awesome 3D, special effects outdoor theatre at HuaQing Palace! A real story set in 600AD about the Tang Dynasty Emperor And His concumbine! The last part was however, not real - good ending in dream. Outdoor can be cold at night! Brrrrrrr.... 3 shows running daily in the evening! We caught the first at 7:10 pm last 1 hour and 10 min!
This existing Xian ancient wall was built from AD1370 to 1378 under the First Emperor of Ming Dynasty - Zhu Yuanzhang. Xian was once the capital city of Tang Dynasty (AD618-907), previously called Chang An. Present city wall was an extension/ enlargement of the Tang Imperial wall. Total length : 13.75km / Height is 12m. Thickness from 12-18m
At South Gate - also called the Yongning Gate (22/10/23)
North Gate - Drum Tower
Overlooking Bell Tower
Cultural Costumes Walkabout by locals!
Promoted recently after Covid...getting the younger gen more aware of the chinese culture!
Muslim Quarter @ North Gate - All snacks and food!
Xian:- shaanxi
One of the 4 greatest ancient capitals ( Beijing, Luoyang, Nanjing, Xian)