At 虎跳峡

Tiger Leaping Gorge (Recovered?)

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May 31st 2007
Tiger Leaping Gorge (Chinese: 虎跳峡; Pinyin: Hǔtiào Xiá) is a canyon on the Yangtze River - locally called the Golden Sands River (金沙江; Jīnshā Jiāng) - located 60 km north of Lijiang City, Yunnan in southwestern China. Around 15 km in length, the gorge is located where the river passes between 5,596 metre Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (玉龙山; Yùlóng Shān) and 5,396 m Haba Xues ... 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