Terracotta Warriors

China 16th June-6th July

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July 6th 2007
China 16th June-6th July Asia » China By carrie lucas July 6th 2007Started off on a tour of China. Few days in Beijing seeing the Palaces, temples and of course the Great Wall. On to Xi'an for the terracotta warriors. Chengdu to see the pandas then a 3 day cruise down the Yangtse river through the 3 gorges. Few days in the coutryside at Yangshuo and finished in Shanghai. ... read more

Asia » China

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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