I'mgladyoushowedgreatinterestinwhatishappeninginChina.Youareright.Iamvery21ofthegreatachievementthattheLongMarch-2FcarrierrocketsuccessfullysentChina'smannedShenzhou-9spacecraftintospaceonJune162012.NowChinaisthethirdcountryintheworldtouseitsown22tosendafemaleintospace.

Iagreewithyouthatifweworktogetherand23thefuturewillbeoursthetwooldcivilizationswillrejuvenate(焕发青春).Thelastthirtyyearshas24greatchangesthathavetakenplaceinbothIndiaandChina.Weareluckywearelivinginthisgreatperiod.

YouwantedtoknowmoreaboutXi’an.Letmetellyou:Xi’anisthebiggestcityinthe25ofChinawithapopulationofover9million.Xi'an26thecapitalofChinaforover13dynasties.Itwasperhapsthemost27andculturallyadvancedcityintheentireworld.28thisplacesilkroadswentwestwardsthroughAsiatoEuropeandAfrica.Alongoneofthesilkroadsover1300yearsagoagreatthinkercalledXuanZang29allthewayfromXi'antoIndiawiththe30ofgettingtruespiritofBuddha(佛).Hesucceededaftermany31difficulties.AfterthatsomenewideasfromIndiaspreadoverChinaJapanandKorea.A65-meter-high32calledDayanPagodawasbuiltforhimforwhathehaddoneforthenationafterhediedwhich33standsinthesouthofXi'anthemostfamous34ofthecity.

Xi'anisacitywithsplendid35.AlotofhistoricalinterestsattractmillionsofvisitorsfrombothChinaandallovertheworld36whichtheTerraCottaWarriorsandtheOldCityWallsarethemostwell-knownwhosedetailsyoucan37findthroughtheInternet.

Today'sXi'anismodernandevenmorebeautiful38tofilm-makersITexpertsandbusinesspeopleofeverydescription.Hereinthiscityfamousforcalligraphy(书法)anewchapterinChina'shistoryisbeing39

IthinkyoumayhavesomeideaofwhereI'mliving.IfyouwanttoknowmorecometoChinaI'llbeyour40.

Tellmemoreaboutyourcity.MaybemynextlongjourneyisIndia.

Hopetogetyourreply.

LiuShaowen

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