7sages(Qixian) youth hostel was honored with the world's 10 most spectacular hostels. It is in a classic Chinese row houses community - a real historical architecture in this ancient city. The property has been in existence for 100 years. The whole setting is romantic and its design is based on row titles and white wall, timber windows, straight path through circular arch, courtyard planted with trees and scrubs etc. It was also part of the command post for one of the renowned red army troops based in Xian 'Eight Route army Xian Office'.
It went through being, in different period of time, underground revolution activities post, red army liaison office and a reception centre for people involved in the war fighting against Japanese during the first half of last century. I visited the memorial museum next to the hostel.
Interesting place
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