moon hill

a dignified final

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September 18th 2006
there's not really much to do when you arrive at half past two at the northern station in guilin. i took a taxi to get to the main train station, not a very busy place either at this time by the way. to my surprise the ticket office was open. so i went ther to buy my last ticket to shanghai. this time this was a pretty relaxed exercise. there was no crowd this time behind and besides me trying to ... 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