Sunset at Cloud-Dispelling Pavillion

Misty Mountain Hop

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October 20th 2005
We just made it back from Huangshan, an amazing mountain peak located in Anhui province in east central China. We had never heard of the place before coming here, but along our journey had heard so many people talking it up that we were ripe to go. There's no rail connecting Wuhan (where we were last staying) to Huangshan so we had to bus 4 hrs to Jinliang, 3 hrs. to Jingdezhen, train 3 hrs to T ... read more

Asia » China

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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