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Hangzhou - Bast place so far.

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June 8th 2007
So far, Hanzhou is the bast place. I am staying in the "West Lake" area and it's an amazing looking place. The west lake is litterally a massive lake with a beautiful park that goes around the outside of it. There are various temples and traditional Chinese style buildings, with one side a city looking 'down town' area and the other side, big rolling hills with more temples in the distance (see p ... 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