China Xian

We spent the day in Xian which is an ancient capital city of China before Beijing.

 We spent the morning at a park with the residents.  Most people live in apartment so the parks are a popular place to go.  We went to Xingqing Park and saw some people doing Tai Chi and joined in for a while.  It's a good way to get some exercise.

 We also saw people even dressed up for different dancing activities.  Jacquelyn joined in with some people doing fan dancing.

 More dancing with umbrellas and lots of color.

 Some people were playing different instruments in different bands and groups.

 This is our whole tour group posed for a picture.

 Our hotel here was the Ambassador International Hotel.  It was a very nice luxury hotel.

 The main lobby.

 In the evening we went to an optional dinner show.  This is the music performers during the six course dinner.  It was called the Tang Dynasty Dinner Show.

 A close up of one of the performers.

 The orchestra.

 Then the show started, with lots of color and costumes and music.

 It told the story of a Chinese geisha girl who actually rose to become of the few female empress rulers of China.

 We really enjoyed the show, lots of spectacle.

 Dancing and singing.

It was great.