Entrance to dragon town

Chengdu - 'the city of never say goodbye'

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July 28th 2007
Arriving in Chengdu, we had no idea where exactly in the city we were, and owing to a lack of recognisable landmarks, realised we must be somewhere outside the scope of the 'lonely planet map'. We left the station, walking around to see if we could find a taxi to the centre... soon we found ourselves at the centre of a large throng of local people, all attempting to help/give advice, though langu ... 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