Xian is a big area composed of many other smaller cities and towns. We went into the larger city section on our trip too. This is where we encountered our first Walmart in China! It was the only one that we saw but there are many other Walmart's throughout China. We also enjoyed a lot of people watching in the main shopping district. Here are some pictures.
The photo above and below are of two towers. The Bell Tower and the Drum Tower. These two towers were used in ancient times to signify the beginning of a work day and the end. They would ring the bell to signify the beginning and then bang the drums to signify the end. They don't use them anymore though.
This was the only way to find milk in China. Out in the open sitting in the sun all day. Needless to say we didn't drink milk while we were there.
But they sure do know how to make some pretty cool bread!
We saw a few of these in different areas of China too. They are fish spas where you pay to basically stick your feet in a fish tank and let the fish eat the dead skin off of them! Gross! I wouldn't be able to do it, too ticklish!
Had to put this in there! The Walmart entrance sign. And yes they did have better prices in the Walmart than in the street shops or at the street vendors.
We also visited the Muslim Quarter in this part of Xian but Matthew and I didn't stick around there for very long because all it was was touristy shops and people bugging you to come buy from them. It wasn't our cup of tea so we didn't get any pictures of it.
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