Cold Beer

Swimming in Mud is a Strange Feeling

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November 13th 2006
Greetings from backpacker mecca, Yangshuo! We've quite possibly just had our most favorite and best day on this whole adventure so far. Now that I have you all on the edge of your seats... Yangshuo is a great little town, but it's incredibly touristy. Set among some of the most beautiful scenery we've witnessed yet, it's almost like Disneyland's version of China. Sort of. There is a main st ... 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