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Lijinag -the Naxi people town

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March 14th 2007
We are now in Lijiang- 4 hours by bus from dali. A beuatifull old town - like Yafo but chinies , used to be on the tea trade way. Nice streets merutzafim with granit stones, small bridges and water cannals. first we stay at "mama naxi" guest house - everybody goes there. mama makes food , she shouts , gives you bannanas to the way - and papa shows you the way to different places. Dinner is 10 ... 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