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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]
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] Blog: Datong, China
Date: August 10th 2005
Hi again, I had to start heading west. The wind of Tibet started to push me forward (when did I become so poetic???). The first stop on the way is Datong, just seven hours away from Beijing. There were no tickets for the sleeper, so I thought that it can't be THAT bad to spend seven hours sitting, even if it was during the night. Well, it wasn't easy, but I made it. In the morning when the trai ... read more
Date: August 10th 2005
Hi again, I had to start heading west. The wind of Tibet started to push me forward (when did I become so poetic???). The first stop on the way is Datong, just seven hours away from Beijing. There were no tickets for the sleeper, so I thought that it can't be THAT bad to spend seven hours sitting, even if it was during the night. Well, it wasn't easy, but I made it. In the morning when the trai ... read more
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