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TACKY DESERT THEME PARK, FLASH FLOODS AND HOTPOT

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June 21st 2007
We went back to Ping Liang after leaving Xian, Angus and I were not in the mood to climb the Kong tong mountains again, it was cloudy and good sense on our part as it started raining. We met up with the rest of the groupt later at the night market for dinner. From Ping Liang we visited the Bin Great Buddhist Temple, though it was raining it was well worth a visit, there was a big Buddha and I jus ... 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