Dr. Sun Yat-Sen's Mausoleum 1

Nanjing and Xi'an, China

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October 9th 2006
One of the most amazing things about China is the size and population of it's cities. I expected the cities of Beijing and Shanghai to be massive but when our guide, David, told us on the train to Nanjing that we were going to a smaller town a few hours from Shanghai by train, in my mind I was expecting something tiny in comparison to Shanghai but in fact Nanjing itself has a population of over ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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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