What you might see in a day in Xian.

Busy Streets

Many people wear masks because if the cold or air quality

Grandpa playing pool in the park with his grandson.

There are lots of dragons, but this is a statue of Pixiu – Feng Sui – Wikipedia says it has voracious appetite for gold and silver and has a mystical power to draw wealth from all directions. Our guide says “it eat but never poop”

iPhone repair on a pedestrian bridge.

Cable and power lines next to the pedestrian bridge stairs. (and look at all that hair).

Mult-purpose sidewalks, and a pedestrian bridge. Street vendor selling sweet potatoes and roasted chestnuts.

 Street sweepers are everywhere, his big broom is in the foreground. We saw them sweep leaves out of mud puddles the day before.

Grandpa and baby outside the “People’s Welfare Lottery” They wheel these two riding toys out front so the kids have something to do. 

Window repair shop, with some laundry drying

Street vendor with seafood on sticks

Hotel restaurant and pond as seen out our window.