Kunming

Kunming- a Chinese city with Irish weather

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August 15th 2007
So another Hard Sleeper train experience is beside us. This time it was a tiring 23 hour journey and we were lucky enough to secure the highly sought after beds beside the stinky toilet and smoking area with a door that didn't close. Bleeurgh! However we met a lovely Chinese student called Dong (or Purple is her chosen English name). She was great company during the trip. We helped her with some o ... 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