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Yangshuo China

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October 3rd 2008
Well, it's been a couple of weeks since my last entry, and I've more than I can possibly put into words. It all begins with a 24 hour "soft-sleeper" train ride from Shanghai to Guilin. If you've never ridden a Chinese style train, you're in for a treat! There are different comfort levels: hard-sleeper=dormitory style with plywood bunkbeds. Softsleeper=private 4 berth room with a relatively sof ... 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