nǐ hǎo Battery,
I have great memories of traveling for a month in your country 14 years ago. Entering from Laos, and traveling North, the closest city to Xi'an that I visited was Chengdu, where I stayed about a week awaiting permission to enter Tibet. I'm sure much has changed since then. I often wish that I had taken equipment to recorded the sounds and music I encountered. Incredible trip. I hope to make it back again some time. I will never forget the 24hr sleeper bus journey that took 50+hrs. 5000 years of history is hard for us to comprehend in the USA- my city only celebrates it's 100 year anniversary this year!
Welcome to the forum, and best of luck with your recordings!