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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: China 2006 - pickled babies, ironic Starbucks, kid stalkers, the secret Great Wall & a backpacker’s worse nightmare
Date: April 21st 2006
A 24-hour train, doorstep-to-doorstep, all of Chinese civilisation literally whizzing past on a direct route to Beijing. I went for the cheap sleeper option, which was fine although the squat toilet was pretty foul by the next day and - as I was on the top bunk - I kept banging my head on the roof. The sadistic driver seemed to have a penchant for hard braking, causing the carriages to suddenly ba ... read more
Date: April 21st 2006
A 24-hour train, doorstep-to-doorstep, all of Chinese civilisation literally whizzing past on a direct route to Beijing. I went for the cheap sleeper option, which was fine although the squat toilet was pretty foul by the next day and - as I was on the top bunk - I kept banging my head on the roof. The sadistic driver seemed to have a penchant for hard braking, causing the carriages to suddenly ba ... read more
