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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]
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] Blog: Sleeper Buses- the Chinese way.
Date: July 24th 2011
We originally planned our trip across China by train. With the combination of the Chinese love of train travel, a massive floating population, and the peak of summer holidays train tickets have become a rarity, selling out mulitple trains within the first hour of opening. This forced us to change some plans and to take buses from Xi'an until we arrive in Urumqi. Luckily for most of these jo ... read more
Date: July 24th 2011
We originally planned our trip across China by train. With the combination of the Chinese love of train travel, a massive floating population, and the peak of summer holidays train tickets have become a rarity, selling out mulitple trains within the first hour of opening. This forced us to change some plans and to take buses from Xi'an until we arrive in Urumqi. Luckily for most of these jo ... read more
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