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Dali - Lijiang

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June 25th 2007
Up after a good night sleep, got ready and went for breakfast. We checked out then caught bus for a 4-5 hour journey to the world heritage town of Lijiang. The journey was interesting and we saw a wide variety of things on route from farms, toens to Army shooting ranges. We arrived in Lijiang at about 1:00. We were staying in a hotel situated in the New town but just around the corner ... 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