Xi'an (China)

Holiday horror stories abound as all of China goes on vacation

2012-10-04 08:22:54

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China unearths more terra cotta warriors

2012-06-13 17:57:00

The famous terra cotta warriors of China have grown in numbers, with excavators saying that they have recently unearthed more than 100 clay figures at the site near the city Xi'an in the Shaanxi province. Since the discovery of the site in 1974,...

If you go: China wineries, vineyards

2012-01-15 00:00:00

THE BEST WAY TO BEIJING � From LAX, nonstop service to Beijing is offered on Air China, and connecting service (change of plane) is offered on All Nippon, JAL, United, Korean, American, China Eastern, Delta, Asiana, EVA and China Airlines. Restricted...

The Find: Beijing Pie House in Monterey Park

2010-12-16 00:00:00

Trying to eat a warm, doughnut-size meat pie from Beijing Pie House with any sort of decorum is a real challenge. They're probably best consumed leaning over a huge plate or the kitchen sink, because the garlicky juices spurt out in every direction the...

China's disabled exploited as slaves

2011-02-26 00:00:00

Tours in California, Asia, Europe and beyond

2008-05-04 00:00:00

CHINA Women, let's walk Strap on your walking shoes. An 11-day trip that caters to the female traveler devotes a full day to wandering the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven and another full day to hiking the Great Wall. Also on the agenda: a...

Our Trip to China — Nora's Version

2004-12-15 14:21:51

The following is a story Nora Groves wrote about her trip for the newsletter of the Southern California Chapter of Families With Children From China. This summer I went to China!! China is so beautiful. I didn't know it was going to be so pretty and so...

A Journey to Fill In the Blanks

2004-12-17 00:00:00

"Is that your mom?" The puzzled second-grader looked from my face to my daughter's, back to mine and then again to my child's — struggling to reconcile my pale features and blond hair with Nora's tawny skin, dark brown mane and almond-shaped eyes....

Sampling China for a song

2003-01-12 00:00:00

TOURS TO CHINA: Among those offering China packages are the following. Fares are based on double occupancy: China Focus is promoting its 12-day "Historic China" tour for a base price of $999 for the next available departure date, March 7. The March 21,...

From the archives: Chinese, Defying Martial Law, Seek Premier's Ouster

1989-05-21 00:00:00

BEIJING -- Vast numbers of Beijing residents, defying the government's martial-law orders, continued to hold the People's Liberation Army at bay on the outskirts of the Chinese capital this morning. Hundreds of thousands of people swarmed through...

More places at elite universities for rural students in China

2013-05-17 00:34:02

BEIJING (China Daily/ANN) -- Major Chinese universities have been urged to enroll more students from rural areas in a major effort to promote equality in education. Meanwhile, educational analysts urged the government to launch long-term policies to...

Telephone threats ground five planes

2013-05-16 00:24:03

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (China Daily/ANN) -- Chinese police are investigating false telephone threats that led to the grounding of five flights around the country. The five flights operated by China Eastern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines were...

Chinese archaeologists work in the extended excavation of the Pit One of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum in Xian , as they measue and record the dimensions of the latest terracotta warrior find in Xian, China's Shaanxi province. Excavations in China have unearthed a stunning new

2012-06-09 00:00:00

Workers perform maintenance at the West China Cement plant in Xian, in Shaanxi province. Tens of thousands of laid-off workers in China are being rehired.

2009-09-23 00:00:00