The view out the window from our guesthouse

Lost in Lijiang

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May 23rd 2008
Well, not really lost, just looking around .. slowly. But back to Dali first. After the last entry, we took a cable car (number 2!) on the recommendation of Kelly and Corb, and headed up Mount Conshang. It was a peaceful place, about 2600m up and about 600m above the main city. We then hiked our way up painful stairs to the beautiful Higher Land Inn (yes, I was a little wary about the name but ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan » Lijiang

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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