A Feast for My Senses - Visiting the Ancient City of Xi'an, China for the First Time

What an exciting day it was for us today! We saw the mangificent city wall of Xi'an and visited the ancient city of Xian during the day so that we could have a better look and nice tour of this famous city at our pace!

As we approached the city wall, we were speechless by the size, the manificent structure and the stunning beauty of the city wall and its surrounding. Built over 1000 years ago, Xi'an was the ancient capital of China where several of its emperors had called it home. I heard so much of the city of Xian, it was a dream came true for me to be visiting it in person!

There were so much to see inside the old city! We had a feast for our eyes as there were numerous ancient and old style buildings such as pagodas, temples all around us. As an educator from Canada, I got excited when I saw a Chinese teacher college and other school structures. The streets were packed with visitors, both local and from out of town. Traditional shops, stores and restaurants offering both local and different kinds of foods lined both sides of the streets. Lots of people, at some point of the streets, we were walking shoulder to shoulder.

But there was no screaming, pushing or any disoderly or disrespectful behaviour. I could not imagine what would happen if the streets were this crowded in a western country. I heard of people getting beaten up just by looking or brushing by someone or a passerby accidentally. Here everyone was calme and took it easy if he/ she were pushed unintentionally. They smiled or just said sorry. That was the end of it, no fighting or screaming at each other over some issues.

S. was very excited when he saw a Tim Horton coffee shop inside the ancient city! Tim Horton is a famous and favourite brand of coffee shops in Canada. We were all tickled pink to see our favourite coffee shop in Xi'an, China! It felt so good to see something familar and smell something just like home! RT, Inside the Ancient City of Xi'an China