Wild Flowers

LuGu Lake

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July 4th 2007
James decided before the trip that this should be the first stop for our 9-day excursion. For him the reason is simple: since it is so far away from Lijiang, not too many people have been there. So after flying from Shanghai to Chengdu, then thransit to Lijiang, before barely knowing our way around Lijiang, we were on our way to LuGu Lake, via the long distance shuttle bus running between Lijiang ... 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