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

　　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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