Day 55 of 111. Tang Palace Dance Show, Xi’an, China

At the end of our day of amazing touring, we went to a dinner and show that recreated some of the opera of the Tang Dynasty (the peak of art and culture). The show had a variety of music and dance and was very entertaining. There were some instruments that I had never seen before. Our guide told us that Japan learned a lot from its contact with China whose cultural traditions were so advanced at such an early time. We were certainly ready for bed by the end of the evening.