Tiankuokeng, been there!

UNESCO - Fujian Tulou

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January 7th 2014
I have time so I decided to try to explore the Tulou area on my own (despite the advice of the guy at the hostel in Xiamen telling me to take a tour). I somehow managed to reach the hostel in the small town in the middle of the mountain. I say somewhat because nothing went according to plan but I got there rather quickly. When I arrived, I was lucky that two guys speaking English were about to go ... read more

Asia » China » Fujian

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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