Where are the pictures of the smiling Chinese girls! :)

It is one. Hope you like.

Taiwan pop singer Elva Hsiao poses for photographers during a news conference to promote her new album '5th Avenue' in Taipei on January 5, 2004.

OK, Billy. This is what we really want to see.

More than the images from the press.

We want to see China as you see it. Through your eyes and thoughts.

Fill in the details for us. What is it, where is it, why were you there, how do you feel about it?:D

All the pix were taken by me.

The first one is the Bell Building in Xi'an Center. It it the symbol building in Xi'an. There is one large Bell in the building. It is one of twins. The other is Drum Building. Ago they faced each other. I don't remember the reason that they remove one of them so that they are facing. Ago they played Bell to wake up citizens and paleyed drum to warn people to go to bed. Now there are still the bell and drum. I don't know if they are the old ones. But I did not hear the Bell and Drum because I lived a little from them.

The second is the city wall building to inspect the war. I like this pic very much. I took it in setting sun.The sunlight add the gold to the city wall.

The thirld is the south City Wall Gate. I can imagine that many Dynasties used the way to protect their capital. In Tang Danasty many foreigners came this gate to enter the city. The city wall experiences long history.

Emperor Qin's Terra-cotta was buried under the earth. The Xi'an weather is very dry. So the Emperor Qin's Terra-cotta can preserve.They are colorful when they were digged out. They looks like old army soliders. But the color missed for hours. So the Chinese archaeologist darenot open many Terra-cottas from the earth. You can see many Terra-cottas sealed in the earth if you come. Xiang Yu, one discommender of Emperpr Qin, intruded there and took the Terra-cotta bronze weapon.For expressing his hate, he fires the Terra-cottas. The Terra-cottas were cover with straw mat and woods up them. So many Terra-cottas were broken in the fire. What we see today is that the Chinese archaeologist modified them.
There are many stories in them. It is a pity that I can not tell them in good english.

You're English is a lot better than our Chinese, Billy.:haha:
Is this the area you grew up in? Or where you went to college?
Do you know what time of day they rang the bell and played the drum, or was it with the sunrise and sunset? Nice pictures, man. :)

I was not born in the city. But my province near the ShanXi Province. Ago I didn't like the city, so I didnot select Universities of Xi'an because I felt it is too old and dirty. I cannot remember the drum and bell playing time.

Billy, you said you didn't go to see your family because of the difficulty of traveling during the holidays. Have you been back since then?

It is very difficult to buy the train tickets in season. I didnot see all my families for a year. I very miss my mother, father, sisters and brother.

I cannot go to Xi'an this time if my friend didnot pay for the flight tickets and hotel fee. thank him.

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One my frined took the pic in the park. Hope you like.

Nice picture, Billy. You're in the south, so it must be well into spring there.:)

The pic was taken in Mao's Culture Revolution time. Almost the people sang Mao' poem and listened to the revolution opera. We liked the same time fahsion.

I think I'd rather have Elva Hsiao. :D