16 April 1999 – Xian – booming city with six million people. Dinner with Jim at a local place – I went into the kitchen to show them garlic and cucumbers. Jim, in the dining area, ordered a chicken dish by pointing to the same dish on another table. We ate well – steamed rice, chicken with peppers, cucumbers with garlic and Chinese cabbage. Drank pijoo – but not bing (cold).