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Shangri La, China (Part I)

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April 10th 2005
Hi again, Long time no write, so I have a lot to tell. We were on the way to the trek, and in order to get used to the altitude we took a day in Zhongdian (3300 m). Zhongdian is one of the 2 places known as "Shangri La" - the heavenly city from Hilton's "Lost Horizon". Well, Zhongdian in not really heavenly, but it is located between beautiful mountains, and one of the largest Tibetan monestari ... 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