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Yellow River Charity’s 4th Birthday

We are about to celebrate the Yellow River Soup Kitchen’s 4th Birthday this week, quite an achievement in itself considering from the outset we were never given any hope of survival here in China past the first few months. To mark our work to date some friends in the UK and China have

Personal discoveries on Cui Hua Shan

Blurry eyed and still half asleep, I heat up some water and stand impatiently waiting for it to come to a boil. I’m up early, much earlier than usual and honestly…I didn’t even knew the sun came up at this hour. The water comes to a boil and I throw in some tea leaves, taking a sip, I sigh, squint my eyes

More than Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an

Article by Global Times First built in 194 BC, Xi'an's 12-meter-high wall wraps 12 km around the city. Armies of tourists besiege Xi'an every day to see the Terracotta Warriors. But travelers who go the extra mile to sift through the city's cultural treasure trove will discover it's a place of many hidden gems.

Xi'an Child Abuse Prevention Center

Although the children that we meet at the Xi'an Philanthropic Child Abuse Prevention and Aid Centre (CAPAC) are still young in terms of their age, the trouble that these boys and girls have seen has pushed their minds and their bodies far beyond their years.,

Yellow River Soup Kitchen

The Yellow River Soup Kitchen was founded in December 2005 and is a non profit NGO, registered in the UK but operating in Xi’an and the surrounding district. It is astonishingly understood to be the first Soup Kitchen in China and is wholly run by volunteers for volunteers and as such has no overheads of any description.

Traveling by car: Xi'an to Chengdu

Article by Global Times 1. Xi'an – Hanzhong Start your journey from Xi'an, a smooth drive west to reach Zhouzhi county, west of Xi'an. Be careful as you cross the Qinling Mountains to reach Hanzhong city, south of Xi'an. Attractions along the way: Zhang Qian Tomb, Hanzhong City Museum (ancient Hantai).

Papa John's Pizza comes to Xi'an

PAPA JOHN’S，world famous pizza expert，was founded by John Schnatter in 1984, with headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Papa John’s is awarded the first prize in ACSI (American Customer Service Investigation) in 9 years, and has brought delicious pizza and convenient delivery service to customers’ world-wide.

The Great Bike Ride for Charity

Call them crazy, but on the 9th of October Mark O’Connor (Cummings Engineering, Xiang Fan) and Alasdair Maclean (Principal, Xi’an High Tech International School) are setting off on a non-stop 550km bike ride, from Xian Fan to Xi’an. This is a bike ride that will have them navigate the hills

Colabo Pizza & Pasta

Colabo is one of those places that once you set foot in you realize that you are in for a good meal. The fact that it’s in one of the most obscure locations a restaurant could be only adds to the atmosphere that you have truly found one of Xi’an’s hidden gems that will be added to your list of frequent spots that answer the age old question, “what do you want to eat tonight?”

Green Molly Irish Bar

With the success of Park Qin as one of the pre-eminent hang outs in town it was only a matter of time before they tried something new, and the wait is over. In the early part of September Xi’an received its first Irish Bar courtesy of the Park Qin guys. Located in Gaoxin just opposite of the New Century JinHua this Bar/Restaurant is going to revolutionize

Xián Hi-Tech International School

Xián Hi-Tech International School has begun a promising new school year with an enthusiastic and motivated team, new equipment and improvements to the educational programme. These new developments will bring the school to the standard that parents expect from an International School catering for children from 3 to 18.

Changan Banquet

Changan Banquet is the latest dinner + performance show now opened in Xi’An. In the span of 3 hours, guests are transported back to the era of ancient dynasties in which a sumptuous feast and a dazzling dance performance awaits. Wait staff are dressed in costumes of olden times, serving exquisite dishes in the Canto-Chaozhou cuisine style.

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