The Academy As you approach the acadamy, Ye He Ancient Castle crests the ridge looking over the valley, while very impressive the 'Ancient Castle' is only 10years old odd, and was the set of some Chinese movie that ive not heard of. Nevertheless its a major Chinese tourist attraction for the area, and the students train in there for a part of every-day - one of the perks to the academy is free access to the Castle! Upon arrival at the academy I was given a brief tour of the facilities, which were marginally better than I expected. Including real toilets which was a pleasant suprise as I had fully been expecting a large trough or selection of pits. I was also introduced to my new room-mate Ivan whos a cheerful Norweigan guy with a similar
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