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		<title>The Many Faces of Beijing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 19:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irene Butler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published in Travellady online Magazine A fascinating medley of ancient sites and cosmopolitan delights flooded our senses in Beijing, China&#8217;s capital of nearly 15 million people. On our first stroll down Wangfujing Dajie, the prestigious pedestrian shopping street, my husband Rick and I were hooked. In an explosion of neon and glitz we intermingled with young women in fashionably scant outfits, men in expensive business suits, and well-to-do families toting loads of purchases; yet we knew this to be far removed from typical living standards. Tantalizing swirls of aroma lassoed us off Wangfujing onto &#8220;Snack Street&#8221; every time we passed by. We joined like-minded people at kiosks to purchase bowls of tasty noodles ladled from steam-billowing vats and skewers of spicy meat from sizzling grills. Then it was back to browsing through more specialty shops and a favourite six-level bookstore with a bustling cappuccino bar&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Click here to read more of the story in Travellady.]]></description>
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		<title>The Immortalized Army of Qi­n Shi Huang</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irene Butler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published in &#8220;Surrey Now&#8221; and &#8220;Coquitlam Now&#8221; newspapers September 2006 and Travellady online Magazine. Our senses were juddered with the stunning magnitude of this memorial to one man; 6,000 life-size soldiers in battle formation facing the entrance of the enormous earthen vault. The terracotta warriors, created to guard the tomb of Qin Shi Huang (259-210 BC), have been proclaimed the 8th wonder of the world and the most important archaeological find of the 20th century. Intrigued by the rare artistry in a documentary seen several years previously, my husband Rick and I are now enraptured by the display before us. This ancient army fills three consecutive vaults (unromantically called Pit #1, 2 and 3) covering an area of 16,300 square meters, located 35 km east of Xian in Shaanxi Province. Excavating this national treasure began in 1974 after pieces of terra cotta were fortuitously discovered by peasants digging a well, and the site was opened to the public in 1979. The The power wielded by Qi­n, albeit mostly by oppression and brutality, was of titanic proportions. Born Ying Zhen, after uniting the six warring states for the first time in history, he proclaimed himself, Qi­n Shi Huang, the &#8220;First Emperor [...]]]></description>
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