market in Shalatuo

Lunar New Year 2006 in Yuanyang

---

January 26th 2006
26/1/06 Foggy and cold today, woke up at 7 and peep through the curtain, I went back to sleep again. But Ludwig insisted we should made the trip to ShaLaTuo for its market, ok... It was my idea yesterday, so... In 5 minutes me and Ludwig was down in the street looking for mini-bus, and it wasn't difficult. But the fare was a bit steep in this time of the year, 20 yuans! new year price. Chinese ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan

---

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