While More of a Park Than an Ancient City, Lijiang is Still Beautiful

Danger! Please Do Not Enter the Glacier

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February 26th 2007
Hello Friends! I have just come from one of the most authentic cultural experiences I have had while traveling here in Yunnan Province, China. I am currently staying in a UNESCO World Heritage site, the ancient city of LiJiang. This is home to the Naxi people (pronounced Na - Shee), who were until very recently a completely matriarchal society. Some more secluded branches of the Naxi still are ... 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