Zhongdian temple

View from the front near the bus stop.

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July 29th 2006
Friday July 28th Few words about Zhongdian and this part of China. It is often named Shangri-la in reference to the fabled mountain kingdom of the "Lost Horizon" book written by James Hilton. It is at 3200m of altitude and is the northeast edge of the tibetan world. Tibet you say? Why do you claim to still be in Yunnan then? Well this is because when China decided to create "Tibet", they ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan » Zhongdian

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

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