We made another hop, this time to Yangshuo ! (thanks Cos, this place is brilliant) - after the mad city life of Beijing and Xi'an, and days of busy sightseeing we have come here to put our feet up for 5 nights before heading off to Hong Kong via train. As soon as we arrived here at the Tea Cosy (our hotel) we all relaxed, very little traffic,for every 10 scooters that you see there will be 5 bicycles, 2 tractors and 1 person taking their favourite water buffalo ...

In Xi'an we went to the Terra Cotta Warriors it was awesome because there were a whole lot of warriors sculptures made of clay. That were made to protect the tomb of the Emperor. The emperor had them made after his army lost a fight. After they were made they were hidden but they were found and attacked lots were broken then people turned it in to a museum and put the pieces of some back together and are still working to finish putting the rest back together. C...

Today we got off the train and arrived in Xi'an ( an hour and a half late.) So we went to our hotel it's called The Bell Tower Hotel and its very flash. We got two rooms next to each other they are connected Me and Paige got our own room with a tv. On our bedside table is an alarm clock that can turn off lights and turn on the Tv. Then we went to see a place called Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Me and Paige got some Candy Floss it was huge we walked past the Pagoda a...

In Pingyao we went to a place called the martial arts museum and me and Paige were picking up all the weapons and asking Dad to take photos of us. Then we went out for lunch and had some noodles and we put them in our 口（口 means mouth). Hope everyone is having a good time and will be back in Wellington very soon. Calvin. In Beijing we went to a super market and mum bought a packet of apricots when we got back to the hotel mum opened the packet and she was ...

Here we are in the ancient city of Pingyao ! What an awesome step back in time. The cover picture for this blog entry is our private courtyard in the Hou family house, the house is made up of 5 courtyards like this with each courtyard being dedicated to workers, academics, a garden and even a temple. The house was built in 1736 and its stunning. Beijing was awesome, the great wall was the highlight for me - it takes your breath away when you consider the history...