#last time I was talking with coworkers about how I want to go to xi'an for their barbeque and history | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

niteshade925 · 1 year

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"Can't even dig a subway in Xi'an. If you dig too shallow you find artifacts from Tang dynasty. If you dig too deep you find artifacts from Han dynasty."

#lol #china #xi'an #chang'an #archaeology #last time I was talking with coworkers about how I want to go to xi'an for their barbeque and history #they asked me is xi'an old and I was like yea it's been a few thousand years #i didn't get why they look so surprised i mean that's just chinese history #until they said that's older than a lot of countries and i was like yea you're right #i guess for many chinese people 2000 years are but a flash #maybe because we can still read stuff from >2000 years ago which really closes that gulf of time #written language ftw

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