After the Xi'an YMCA 100th anniversary celebration, I arranged to tour an area that included the tomb of China's only official female emperor, Wu Zetian. Also in the area were three minor tombs that were open to the public. Small museums and exhibits of tomb relics and antiquities enhanced the experience.
In November, 2014, I made a third trip to Zhangye, a city in Gansu Province. I went to visit an Amity teacher whom I have known for some years and to revisit some of the places that had fascinated me on earlier trips. I toured an incredible geological formation, the church had built a new, large facility, surrounded by a growing residential area, I revisited the historic reclining Buddha, and had an adventurous foot massage.