DRAGON POND RESORT 004

BLACK DRAGON POND

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January 24th 2009
Back in October we were invited by the college to enjoy a day at Black Dragon Pond……Resort?....Park?.......Center? It was not clear to us exactly what the grounds were used for, but it was a fairly close destination to our campus, so the 45 minute bus ride provided us the opportunity to spend a day in a non-city environment. The setting was beautiful, a combination of traditional Chin ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan » Kunming

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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