I'll admit that after the huge overcrowding, horrible sales approach and polution filled skies I was not particularly impressed with Beijing and was worried that the rest of China would follow suit. It came as a relief to find that Xi'an was more to my liking. Far less crowded (though still having a population greater than that of Scotland) and with visible blue sky and more laid back sales people I was much happier here.
After settling into our hostel, which has our first sensible bathroom of the stay*, a group of us went to the city wall and hired bikes to ride around the top of it. An enjoyable if very hot time.
In the evening we tried Dim Sum which turns out to be exceptionally average, before heading over to see Asia's biggest musical water fountain show. This was immense fun as you can wander into the fountains and get completely drenched. I have videos, but uploading them here would take an age.
*Having the shower be the entire bathroom is stupid. All you end up with is a very wet toilet.
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