looking out of the cable car

Haun Mountains

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May 9th 2007
This mountain range is very famous in China and people flock from all over to see it. The plot for the movie 'crouching tiger, hidden dragon' was took from the legend of the mountain. Or so i was told. Was told it was easy to get to by bus. That was a lie. The bus station in Xi'an was worst than the crowds of women at a Tom Jones concert. Took ages to force my way to the front as noone every que ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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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