Chongquing

China Day 6

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September 27th 2006
27th September 2006 There was just enough time to return to the Silk Market before an afternoon flight to Chongquing. We were to embark on a three day cruise down the Yangzse to see the Three Gorges before the river level rises much more. We asked the hotel to contact the cruise company to find out which dock our boat would be leaving from and also asked for him to write it down for us in C ... read more

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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