tlp

just what i needed

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September 10th 2006
from kunming i directly went on to lijiang by bus. it's a 9 hours ride up to the north. lijiang is situated about 200 km from the border of tibet. i found myself a nice hostel a little outside of the old part of the town and had my dinner there. there were only a few backpackers there (i just met two couples) which was a relieve after this backpacker crowd in chengdu. i started asking around to ge ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan » Lijiang

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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