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Lijiang

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September 20th 2007
Lijiang is a big tourist stop like Pingyao and Shangrila, and like those cities, it has its own "old town" which is kept pseudo-rustic for the tourist. If you like Disneyland, then chances are, you might like Lijiang as well. The "old city" is one big construction project meant to be something pretty to look at for tourist. If you can stop telling yourself that it is all fake, then you can start e ... 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