CHILLING BY THE RIVER

LAST DAY IN LIJIANG

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September 29th 2009
On our last day in Lijiang we spent the day chilling out around the area. Only 80yuan and three minutes walk from our hotel is the Black Dragon Pool. this is a beautiful waterpark with bridges, buildings, traditional Chinese music, Naxi dancers and pools and waterfalls everywhere. Unfortunately Jade dragon Snow Mountain was covered in cloud but the scenery in the foreground was still fantastic. ... 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