More misty mountains

Into China

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July 25th 2007
After a full day of HK and two nights, we decided it was time to move on and cross into China. We took a bus from Kowloon to the city of Guangzhou, in Guangdong province (previously known as Canton). We had to leave the coach at the boarder to go through immigration control and cross into the PRC... unfortunately everyone else on the bus seemed to be either Chinese or hong kong-ese and knew the ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Guangzhou

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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