china

All the tea in China (and rice and aubergines) - Yunnan province

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April 12th 2009
And so...weve spent most of the past few weeks in china! What a culture shock. China was always going to be a voyage into the unknown as we decided whilst out here to go and have a look at it and so had no proper guide book or map! The map thing was solved pretty soon by our belgian mate Ben who told us about this incredibly detailed web site with directions, decriptions of towns and even an alt ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan

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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