Delightful Zhenyuan 20190723_095857

Delightful Zhenyuan

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July 24th 2019
Hi All, A short couple of train rides away from Shaoyang in Guizhou province lies the old town of Zhenyuan. Zhenyuan sits on the WuYang river and in ancient times was a prosperous trading city. From Hunan it's easy to catch a train from HuaiHua and it only takes a couple of hours. We had a bit of a nightmare with the hotel as we were turfed out at 9pm because the police had refused to allow a fo ... 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