China Prep

We depart for Xi'an, China in a little over 36 hours. Now, we're wrestling with the dilemma of what to bring, what to omit, what clothes should we take, what 'trade trinkets' to pack, etc. I'm scrambling through book after book on China, hoping to get a good background on Xi'an and Beijing before we arrive. Just today I read much of and scanned all else of "The Travels of Marco Polo" looking for any info I could glean from Xi'an and Beijing. It turned out to be a good memory jog for 13th Century history from the region. I will definitely read it in depth after we return home. Til then, I've got more reading & packing to do.