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Yangtze Cruise -- White Emperor City -- Three Gorges -- Shennong Stream -- October 15,2013

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December 13th 2013
Not far downstream from Fengdu City is 'White Emperor City', Although the White Emperor City dates back to 25 AD, it is named after a petty Han dynasty official who dubbed himself the "White Emperor". There are two routes to the top of the hill where the buildings are, a longer route which is preferable, compared to the shorter more crowded route, which is straight up a long series of s ... 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