THE SILK ROAD TOUR - continued

Day 10    7th June 2012 (evening)

Xi'an City

-Muslim Street

The Muslim Street is a fantastic place to wonder. All shops and restaurants in the street are operated by Muslims. The stalls lines the narrow alleys sell almost everything you can expect. There are a number of stalls selling small items of handicrafts, souvenirs, jewelries, dried fruits, clothings, etc. If you are good at bargaining, you can get some things at a really cheap price.

The restaurants in the streets are all Muslim ones, and a variety of Muslim food and snacks can be tried here, including the locals' favourites - roasted beef, roasted fish, and pancakes. Food served is diverse and complex but are very cheap. (We dare not try for fear of food poisoning.)



-Bell and Drum Towers (Zhonggu lou)

They are located at the end of Muslim Street.
As in many cities or towns in China, there are a bell tower and a drum tower in Xi'an to mark the center of this city.  The bell and drum tower is one of the smaller highlights for a visit to the city. It has been considered a symbolic construction of Xi'an old city and is a nice way to fill out a day of sight-seeing.
In ancient China , the bell was usually used to give the correct time or give an alarm of fire.

                                                                 The bell tower behind Connie

                                      Connie is sitting at a piramid fountain between the two towers.

                                                                  The drum tower

to be continued.