Leaving China

31 hours & 811 miles through China and in to Vietnam

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September 2nd 2010
Our stay in China was short and sweet mainly because we were so keen to get to Vietnam as, for us, this is really where we hope our adventures will begin. It sounds sad to say that we saw China as a means to an end but that is how it was. Whereas in the past we have both flirted with the idea of visiting China, on this occasion, neither of us harboured any desire to explore this huge country or it ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Guangzhou

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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