Yulong

Yu Long Snow Mountain

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July 7th 2007
Said to be the glacier that is closest to the Equator. The highest peak that can be reached by cable is 4680 meter. On a good day, you should be able to spot it as far back as Lijiang Ancient town. We got there around noon, by the time we purchased the tickets, we were told that we wont’ be able to get on the cable until 3:00pm. It was a Saturday, bummer. So we wondered around trying to kill ti ... 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