Tibet - China - Chengdu, Xi'an, Zhengzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Guilin, Yangshuo - Vietnam - Hanoi, Halong Bay - Laos - Viantianne, Vang Viang - Vietnam, Vinh, Hoi an
May 21st 2007 Tibet - China - Chengdu, Xian, Zhengzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Guilin, Yangshuo - Vietnam - Hanoi, Halong Bay - Laos - Viantianne, Vang Viang - Vietnam - Vinh, Hoi An Well to say we have been busy would be a HUGE understatement, it's been about 5 weeks since my last update and in that time we have travelled the entire width of China and Tibet and ventured into Laos
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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 
