Fishing on Yangtze

China Day 8

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September 29th 2006
29th September 2006 The day began with a brief lesson in Tai Chi on the forward deck from one of our dinner guests. One of the couples had the “Presidential Suites” at the front of the boat, which was a slightly larger room, and a private deck. They had kindly invited our table to view the Gorges from the privacy of their deck and had ordered coffee and biscuits for us to enjoy. The weathe ... 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