A farmer walking his pet

A backpacker's paradise in China

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May 5th 2005
Hi again, and here is the rest as promised, From Chengdu I had a flight to Guilin, near a nice town called Yangshou. Originally - a nice place to finish my trip. Eventually - the flight that marked the beginning of the rest of my trip. I left in Chengdu and in that area all the people I met at the beginning of the trip. They were all going to different places. I flew alone to a new place. From th ... 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