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WUWEI - REST DAY

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June 10th 2014
WUWEI - REST DAY 10.6.14 Slept in until 8.30 which was great. I don't realise how tired I am come rest day, after waking at 4.30-4.45 am daily, mediocre breakfast, then cycling 125-150 Kms. Passed on Chinese breakfast today and set off to explore WUWEI. This city of probably 1 million + citizens, is not as skyscraper ridden as many other Chinese cities. Buildings generally no more tha ... read more

Asia » China » Gansu » Wuwei

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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