On the Sampan

Chongqing

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March 22nd 2012
This is our first day in Chongqing and I just thought I would recap our cruise and our arrival in Chongqing. The cruise was absolutely fabulous. The scenary was breathtaking. We even had some sunshine at the end of our cruise. The Yangtze has always been special to us as at the end of the Yangtze was where we first met Payton. The cities that we passed were unbelievable. They were so big and moder ... read more

Asia » China » Chongqing

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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