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Most visitors, of course, head for the famed Terracotta Warriors, but there's more to Xi'an than them. Once the apex of the legendary Silk Road, the ancient capital still holds a few surprises.

Take, for example, the Muslim quarter, where you'll find, among other things: a grand mosque built in dyed-in-the-wood Chinese temple style; the Big Wild Goose Pagoda where Xuan Zang (better known as the slightly girlie young monk Tripitaka from the TV series Monkey) began his epic journey to the west; and a hustling, bustling market place. All of this enclosed within a vast city wall, which'll take you a whole day to cycle round.
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