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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... [read more]
For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... [read more] Blog: Dali Dali
Date: April 24th 2007
Having learnt from the no-sleep cheap seats, we got the second class sleeper to Kunming in Yunnan province. Kunming sits at 1800m above sea level so the scenery gradually switched from flat rice fields and limestone mountains to brown undulating hills and forested areas - a nice change. From Kunming got on a warp speed bus heading west to the old town of Dali. While most Chinese buses like to ... read more
Date: April 24th 2007
Having learnt from the no-sleep cheap seats, we got the second class sleeper to Kunming in Yunnan province. Kunming sits at 1800m above sea level so the scenery gradually switched from flat rice fields and limestone mountains to brown undulating hills and forested areas - a nice change. From Kunming got on a warp speed bus heading west to the old town of Dali. While most Chinese buses like to ... read more
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