Quite a trek to get to the Red Cliff Village. It's on the city bus line, but it's over an hour and seemingly out in the middle of nowhere--of course, I know I'm still in the middle of the city. And just when you think your journey has been long enough, you encounter stairs. More stairs than you ever imagine. There were so many I couldn't see the top when I was standing at the bottom. I know it's called Red Cliff, but honestly, I didn't come prepared with my rock-climbing gear. Red Cliff is where Mos, Enlai, and friends and the Kunmingtang hid and lived and worked during WWII, or the "War Against Japanese Aggression," as the museum calls it. And every other museum around here calls it. It's a large, beautiful, secluded area. Lots
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