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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]
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] Blog: Lhasa to Yunnan
Date: October 24th 2007
Left Lhasa after 13 days. Planned to stay five or so, but caught a cold with a strong cough which I had to cure first. The cough was persistent, but I decided that there was no point in hanging out for a nother week or so hoping it would go away. Don't get me wrong, Lhasa is a great place to hangout (except for bedbugs and some nutcases in dorms...) and I could have easily stayed for another month ... read more
Date: October 24th 2007
Left Lhasa after 13 days. Planned to stay five or so, but caught a cold with a strong cough which I had to cure first. The cough was persistent, but I decided that there was no point in hanging out for a nother week or so hoping it would go away. Don't get me wrong, Lhasa is a great place to hangout (except for bedbugs and some nutcases in dorms...) and I could have easily stayed for another month ... read more
