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Jiuzhaigou and Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Mainland China

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November 20th 2011
I haven't had time to proof read this, my apologies. You'll find out why at the last paragraph (dangling carrot!) So on the 9th of November i set out from UST, HK heading for Chengdu, China with three Spaniards for company. After traveling to the Philippines with three cliquey Scandinavians i had made the Spanish promise me the majority of conversation would be in English - ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Jiuzhaigou

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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