Xi'an, China
An early morning to catch a flight to Xian, which is located on the banks of the Yellow River, and has a history dating back to 1,000 BC, it was also the starting point for the famous trade route, the "Silk Road", a caravan passageway which carried not only silks, ceramics and spices but also lend to an exchange of cultures, technologies and ideas. Buddism, brought from India during the Tang Dynasty (612 to 907AD) was perhaps one of the most influential of the r...